# Accident 19790622018469A: Mooney M20C, Falcon, CO, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 10:40 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6776V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6776V-1984-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622018469A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM AIRPORT. FACTORS POSSIBLE OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN79FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE50), Jun 22, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6776V), Falcon, CO, destroyed

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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