# NTSB CHI77DEP01: Mooney M20, N6500B, Franklin, WI, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3161   76/10/3   FRANKLIN,WI         MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 239
        TIME - 1015                    N6500B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,WI                 SALEM,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6500B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500B-1977-02-01), registration cancelled 1977-02-01, S/N 1167 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rainbow

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761003033159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003033159A), Oct 3, 1976: Mooney M20, Franklin, WI, Substantial damage

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.

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