# NTSB MIA76DKJ84: Mooney M20, N74759, Huntsville, AL, July 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1976
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2474  76/7/23    HUNTSVILLE,AL       MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 674
        TIME - 1315                    N74759              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTY LINE ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAMPA,TX                    ALBERTVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74759](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74759), registered now, S/N 1759, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: County Line Arpt

## 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 19760723023559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760723023559A), Jul 23, 1976: Mooney M20B, Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage

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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