# Accident 19761111035439A: Mooney M20F, Palouse, WA, November 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1976
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Airport: Cascade Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.9103° N, 117.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palouse, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9103&lon=-117.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761111035439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT 8000FT. 6 INCHES OF HARTZELL PROPELLER P/N HC-C2YK-1B SEPARATED. 73HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA77FYG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYG08), Nov 11, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9379M), Palouse, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9379M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890326004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326004519A), Mar 26, 1989: Mooney M20F (N9379M), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Observed spiraling to ground impact. One witness reports aircraft rolled several times prior to descent and crash.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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