# Accident 19780321007289A: Mooney M20F, Rodgersville, PA, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978
- Place: Rodgersville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N9579M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9579M-1982-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 382 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321007289A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON AN UPHILL SLOPE,STRUCK FENCE.

## 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 NYC78FGM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM23), Mar 21, 1978: Mooney M20F (N9579M), Rodgersville, PA, 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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