# Accident 19770730022319A: Mooney M20, Independence, MO, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82EA-1977-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730022319A

## 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 MKC77FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG42), Jul 30, 1977: Mooney M20A (N82EA), Independence, MO, 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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