# Accident 19771124037169A: Mooney M20C, Blanco, TX, November 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1977
- Place: Blanco, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.0986° N, 98.4171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0986&lon=-98.4171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9661M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9661M-2009-09-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 73 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771124037169A

## 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 FTW78FRG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG15), Nov 24, 1977: Mooney M20C (N9661M), Blanco, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9661M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751029036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751029036509A), Oct 29, 1975: Mooney M20C (N9661M), Camp Verde, AZ, Substantial damage. Buzzed relatives home,hit wires. Abt 3FT of r wg separated. Cont flt to base & lnd ok.

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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