# Accident 19771026034459A: Mooney M20J, Morristown, VT, October 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Morristown, VT
- Airport: Morrisville-Stowe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 44.5573° N, 72.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5573&lon=-72.6237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201GT-2009-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026034459A

## Narrative

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

ACFT APRX 100 LB OVR G/W.

## 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 NYC78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA001), Oct 26, 1977: Mooney M20J (N201GT), Morristown, VT, substantial damage, 4 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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