# Accident 19770301004409A: Mooney M20F, Whitmire, SC, March 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1977
- Place: Whitmire, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.5041° N, 81.6141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitmire, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5041&lon=-81.6141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6479Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6479Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,071 total, 45 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770301004409A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 25K

## 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 MIA77FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG11), Mar 1, 1977: Mooney M20F (N6479Q), Whitmire, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6479Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19941030036919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941030036919I), Oct 30, 1994: Mooney M20F (N6479Q), Pelion, SC, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Thought gear horn was stall horn. Also that no lights indicated gear down.

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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