# Accident 19761112040359A: Mooney M20C, Amarillo, TX, November 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7167U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7167U-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112040359A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISTOOK LIGHTS OF AUTO SALVAGE YARD FOR RWY,LNDD 1/2MI SHORT.

## 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 FTW77DQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG05), Nov 12, 1976: Mooney M20C (N7167U), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

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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