# Accident 19780312005679A: Mooney M20D, Big Spring, TX, March 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Howard County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 123 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312005679A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 55KTS.PLT BRIEFED BY WX PERSONNEL TO EXPECT HIGH SURACE WINDS AND DUST.

## 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 FTW78DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG21), Mar 12, 1978: Mooney M20 (N201DC), Big Spring, TX, substantial 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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