# NTSB FTW77FA002: Mooney M20C, N16515, Houma, LA, October 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2961   76/10/4   HOUMA,LA            MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 250
        TIME - 1905                    N16515              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA TERREBONNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS 175 MG%
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16515 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Houma Terrebonne

## 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 19761004033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004033169A), Oct 4, 1976: Mooney M20C, Houma, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot blood alcohol content was 175 mg

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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