# NTSB MIA74AM082: Mooney M20B, N74774, Punta Gorda, FL, March 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1974
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1041  74/3/21  NR.PUNTA GORDA,FLA    MOONEY M20B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 652
        TIME - 0015                    N74774              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           LEHIGH ACRES,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74774](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74774-1974-07-02), registration cancelled 1974-07-02, S/N 1774 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740321012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740321012979A), Mar 21, 1974: Mooney M20B, Punta Gorda, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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