# Accident 19770215004079A: Mooney M20F, Franktown, CO, February 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1977
- Place: Franktown, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.3903° N, 104.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franktown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3903&lon=-104.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9601M-1977-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 29 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FAO24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FAO24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215004079A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUMENT PRACTICE.PLT IN RT SEAT NOT A CFI,ACTING AS SAFETY PLT.RECOVERY DATE 2/16/77.

## 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 DEN77FAO24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FAO24), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney M20F (N9601M), Franktown, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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