# NTSB CHI77FA054: Mooney M20F, N9349V, Port Huron, MI, June 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: Port Huron, MI · PORT HURON, MI
- Location: 42.9938° N, 82.4337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Huron, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9938&lon=-82.4337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4241  77/6/25  NR.PORT HURON,MI      MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 478
        TIME - 2330                    N9349V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CLAIR CO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACKINAC,MI                PORT HURON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VFR APRTS NEARBY.HEAVY GROUND FOG.RECOVERY DATE 6/27/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9349V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9349V-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 700007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Clair Co Intl

## 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 19770625038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625038499A), Jun 25, 1977: Mooney M20F, Port Huron, MI, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. VFR aprts nearby. Heavy ground fog. Recovery date 6/27/77.

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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