# Accident 19761206039609A: Mooney M20B, Shirley, NY, December 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1976
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74723) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 111 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761206039609A

## Narrative

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

RISE ON RWY SURFACE CROSSING RWY 15,SOME PORTIONS DROPPING OFF SHARPLY.PROP CTCTD RWY.

## 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 NYC77DHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHJ10), Dec 6, 1976: Mooney M20B (N74723), Shirley, NY, incident, minor 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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