# Accident 19780808026609A: Mooney M20J, Bakersville,Nc, NC, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Bakersville,Nc, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.0154° N, 82.1582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0154&lon=-82.1582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201FH-1978-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808026609A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINES 350FT OVER RIVER.

## 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 IAD78FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA089), Aug 8, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201FH), Bakersville, NC, 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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