# Accident 19770305012759A: Mooney M20C, Forest, VA, March 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1977
- Place: Forest, VA
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.2717° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW LONDON (W90), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2717&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6755U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6755U-1977-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,217 total, 8 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770305012759A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD77FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA027), Mar 5, 1977: Mooney M20C (N6755U), Forest, VA, destroyed, 1 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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