# Accident 19770930032979A: Mooney M20A, Colorado Spgs, CO, September 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1977
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1069B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069B-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 71 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770930032979A

## 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 DEN77FTE90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE90), Sep 30, 1977: Mooney M20A (N1069B), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial 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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