# Accident 19781223045179A: Mooney M20D, Cedar Point, KS, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Cedar Point, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2596° N, 96.8242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Point, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2596&lon=-96.8242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7767M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7767M-2025-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 54 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223045179A

## 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 MKC79FCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ06), Dec 23, 1978: Mooney M20F (N7767M), Cedar Point, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7767M (2)

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

- [Incident 20130518008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130518008489I), May 18, 2013: Mooney M20F (N7767M), Fort Stockton, TX, Minor damage. On may 18, 2013, at 0900, on the takeoff roll at fort stockston, Texas, before rotation the right main landing gear collapsed followed by the collapse of the…
- [Incident 19810926062979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926062979I), Sep 26, 1981: Mooney M20F (N7767M), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft with left gear partially extended. Investigation found previous damage cause of non extension

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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