# NTSB DEN78DTE08: Mooney M20F, N32LL, Colorado Sprgs, CO, October 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1977
- Place: Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3525  77/10/31 NR.COLORADO SPRGS,CO  MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 184
        TIME - 1500                    N32LL               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COLORADO SPRGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N32LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peterson Field

## 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 19771031035059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771031035059A), Oct 31, 1977: Mooney M20F, Colorado Sprgs, CO, 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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