# Accident 19780222008229A: Mooney M20F, Ft.Lauderdale, February 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N9255V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9255V-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222008229A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SANK APPROX 15 MILES EAST OF FT.LAUDERDALE.

## 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 MIA78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA046), Feb 22, 1978: Mooney M20F (N9255V), Ft.Lauderdale (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

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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