# Accident 19780702038069A: Mooney M20D, Ajo, AZ, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Ajo, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.3717° N, 112.8607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ajo, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3717&lon=-112.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7129U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129U-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702038069A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.14GM/DL.

## 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 LAX78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA059), Jul 2, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7129U), Ajo, AZ, destroyed, 3 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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