# Accident 19781215038739A: Mooney M20D, Des Moines, IA, December 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6376Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6376Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 443 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215038739A

## Narrative

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

NO BOLT,P/N AN3-7,CONNECTING THROTTLE CONTROL SHAFT TO THROTTLE L.

## 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 MKC79FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD06), Dec 15, 1978: Mooney M-20 (N6376Q), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6376Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19901111064849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111064849I), Nov 11, 1990: Mooney M20F (N6376Q), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Gear motor circuit breaker was found defective.

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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