# Accident 19770402007019A: Mooney M20E, Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1977
- Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Mercediaa
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 17.9997° N, 66.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponce, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9997&lon=-66.6237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6841V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 245 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770402007019A

## Narrative

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

HAND-PROPPED.

## 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 MIA77FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKA04), Apr 2, 1977: Mooney M20E (N6841V), Ponce, PR, no damage

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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