# Accident 19790520009539A: Mooney M20, Emporium, PA, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Emporium, PA
- Airport: Keystone Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5104° N, 78.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporium, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5104&lon=-78.2340&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74543 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 184 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520009539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WIND SHIFTED DURING FINAL APPROACH CAUSING HIM TO LAND SHORT OF RUNWAY.COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC79FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM25), May 20, 1979: Mooney M20B (N74543), Emporium, PA, 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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