# Accident 19770306015989A: Mooney M20, Kirkwood, PA, March 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Kirkwood, PA
- Airport: Greenleaf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.8471° N, 76.0834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkwood, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8471&lon=-76.0834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4204-1977-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 252 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306015989A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM CARBURETOR.

## 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 NYC77FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT09), Mar 6, 1977: Mooney M20 (N4204), Kirkwood, PA, destroyed

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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