# Accident 19770409011909A: Mooney M20F, Lake Elmo, MN, April 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.9972° N, 92.8537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE ELMO (21D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9972&lon=-92.8537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9378V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9378V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 45 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409011909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC77FER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER30), Apr 9, 1977: Mooney M20-F (N9378V), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9378V (1)

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

- [Incident 19960406011809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406011809I), Apr 6, 1996: Mooney M20F (N9378V), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 04/06/96 at 1645 hrs, comm. Center (chris townsend) reported that a Mooney-20 at frg had a collapsed r/m/g on runway 9 with no injuries. Aviation…

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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