# Accident 19781029039099A: Mnmite M18C, Wilson, TX, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Wilson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.3193° N, 101.7275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3193&lon=-101.7275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4086-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18LA (registry code 5870108, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18la) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 1 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029039099A

## Narrative

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

ACROBATICS NOT AUTHORIZED.WOOD STRUCTURE DETERIORATED.

## 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 FTW79DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA008), Oct 29, 1978: Mooney M18LA (N4086), Wilson, TX, destroyed, 1 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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