# Accident 19771109041909A: Mooney M20C, Northway, AK, November 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1977
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 62.9612° N, 141.9281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHWAY (ORT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709N-1978-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771109041909A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 ANC78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA002), Nov 9, 1977: Mooney M-20C (N6709N), Northway, AK, substantial damage, 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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