# Accident 19771226041479A: Mooney M20C, New Haven, CT, December 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1977
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed New Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.2637° N, 72.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWEED/NEW HAVEN (HVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2637&lon=-72.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6806V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6806V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20C (registry code 5870308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-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: 276 total, 0 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226041479A

## 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 NYC78FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE03), Dec 26, 1977: Mooney M20 (N6806V), New Haven, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6806V (1)

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

- [Incident 19841108076479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108076479I), Nov 8, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6806V), Wappingers Fall, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during rollout. Found roll pins, in retract bungee sheared, was testing gear after repairs.

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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