# Accident 19771204037519A: Mooney M20F, Red Mesa, AZ, December 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: Red Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Red Mesa Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.9710° N, 109.3700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Mesa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9710&lon=-109.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4047N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4047N-1984-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 99 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204037519A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 7500FT. PLT RCVD WIND INFO FROM PREV LDG ACFT.

## 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 LAX78DUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ15), Dec 4, 1977: Mooney M20F (N4047N), Red Mesa, AZ, destroyed

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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