# Accident 19780108000129A: Mooney M20D, Gadsden, AL, January 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1978
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7115U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7115U-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,033 total, 1,033 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108000129A

## Narrative

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

HAND STARTING.ARPT NIGHT WATCHMAN AT CTLS ADDED FULL PWR AFTR STAIT C-210,N9641X,SUBST DMG.

## 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 MIA78DKJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ19), Jan 8, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7115U), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7115U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790420009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420009139A), Apr 20, 1979: Mooney M20E (N7115U), Cresco, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced smoke under instrument panel in flight. Landed in field. Saw fire at rudder pedals. Airplane burned

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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