# Accident 19780727019449A: Mooney M20D, Lexington, SC, July 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1978
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Airport: Falcon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9929° N, 81.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9929&lon=-81.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6992U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6992U-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 110 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727019449A

## 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 MIA78FLG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG30), Jul 27, 1978: Mooney M20E (N6992U), Lexington, SC, 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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