# Accident 19780520014709A: Mooney M20C, Westerly, RI, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9474V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9474V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 186 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520014709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA23), May 20, 1978: Mooney M20C (N9474V), Westerly, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9474V (1)

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

- [Incident 19940504027679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504027679I), May 4, 1994: Mooney M20C (N9474V), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Nose dropped on takeoff rotated low speed. Retracted gear to go around. Settled runway gear up. Gear support retrack t

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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