# NTSB FTW71FPD05: Mooney M-20E, N2777W, Grand Prairie, TX, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD05-201405

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0210  71/7/31    GRAND PRAIRIE,TEX   MOONEY M-20E        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 126
        TIME - 2025                    N2777W              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRAIRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE APRX 1MI N OF ARPT.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED FOR PREVIOUS 90 DAY PERIOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2777W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777W-1971-10-04), registration cancelled 1971-10-04, S/N 1061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Prairie

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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