# NTSB IAD77FHD05: Mooney 20, N6525B, Dover, DE, November 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1976
- Place: Dover, DE · DOVER, DE
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FHD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FHD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3965  76/11/30   DOVER,DE            MOONEY 20           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0005                    N6525B              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 11121 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            155 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOVER AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  AMBLER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6525B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525B-1977-03-07), registration cancelled 1977-03-07, S/N 1192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dover Afb

## 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 19761130041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761130041399A), Nov 30, 1976: Mooney M20, Dover, DE, Destroyed

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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