# Accident 19771126037199A: Mooney M20C, Huntington Bch, CA, November 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1977
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9480V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480V-2018-03-23) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771126037199A

## 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 LAX78FUA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA05), Nov 26, 1977: Mooney M20C (N9480V), Huntington Bch, CA, 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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