# NTSB IAD77FLJ35: Mooney M20E, N1328W, Knightdale, NC, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Knightdale, NC · KNIGHTDALE, NC
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2372  77/8/19    KNIGHTDALE,NC       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1830
        TIME - 1400                    N1328W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1460 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDELL-KNIGHTDAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNIGHTDALE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR LANDFILL DURING FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1328W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1328W-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 216, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wendell-Knightdal

## 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 19770819026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819026899A), Aug 19, 1977: Mooney M20E, Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft while attempting to clear landfill during forced landing.

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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