# Accident 19770315008302A: Mooney M20F, Needles, CA, March 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1977
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9649M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9649M-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315008302A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ACFT ON SAME FREQ,WERE AWARE OF EACH OTHERS PRESENCE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7307R, Beech F33A: [Accident 19770315008301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315008301A)

## 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 LAX77FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA029), Mar 15, 1977: Mooney M20F (N9649M), Needles, CA, destroyed, 3 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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