# Accident 19771222043362A: Mooney M20C, Arlington, TN, December 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Arlington, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.2525° N, 89.6611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2525&lon=-89.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6570U-2018-01-25) (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: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222043362A

## Narrative

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

PLT ENTERED INTO TRAFFIC PATTERN ON BASE LEG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6431K, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19771222043361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222043361A)

## 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 IAD78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA024), Dec 22, 1977: Mooney M20C (N6570U), Arlington, TN, minor 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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