# Accident 19771015037821A: Mooney M20D, VA, October 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1977
- Place: VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N1276X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1276X-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 20 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771015037821A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9339S, Beech B19: [Accident 19771015037822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771015037822A)

## 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 IAD78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA004), Oct 15, 1977: Mooney M20E (N1276X), Chesapeake, VA, 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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