# Accident 19780314008681A: Mooney M20E, New Orleans, LA, March 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1984Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1984Y-2009-07-09) (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 M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314008681A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT REPORT TO TWR BASE LEG RWY 18 AS INSTRUCTED.LNDD RWY 18,PION LIGHTS OFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N31BC, Rkwell NA26560: [Accident 19780314008682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314008682A)

## 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 FTW78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA031), Mar 14, 1978: Mooney M20E (N1984Y), New Orleans, LA, destroyed

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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