# NTSB IAD76DLQ19: Mooney M20, N7462V, Whitesburg, KY, April 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1976
- Place: Whitesburg, KY · WHITESBURG, KY
- Location: 37.1178° N, 82.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitesburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1178&lon=-82.8230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2257  76/4/24    WHITESBURG,KY       MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 350
        TIME - 1230                    N7462V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 311 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,TN                  WHITESBURG,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INTNTL GND LOOP TO AVOID GOING OVR 50-100 FT BLUFF BEYOND END OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7462V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7462V), registered now, S/N 22-1239, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitesburg

## 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 19760424022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424022589A), Apr 24, 1976: Mooney M20F, Whitesburg, KY, Substantial damage. Intntl gnd loop to avoid going ovr 50-100 ft bluff beyond end of rwy. Wind gusting 20K.

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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