# Accident 19771004038949A: Mooney M20C, Sheridan, WY, October 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1977
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.7692° N, 106.9803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERIDAN COUNTY (SHR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-106.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5581Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581Q-1978-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771004038949A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 10/08/77.

## 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 DEN78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA003), Oct 4, 1977: Mooney M20C (N5581Q), Sheridan, WY, destroyed, 2 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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