# NTSB MIA76FLA50: Mooney M20E, N6922U, Lake City, FL, May 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Lake City, FL · LAKE CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1886° N, 82.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1886&lon=-82.6422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1513  76/5/26    LAKE CITY,FL        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1000
        TIME - 1030                    N6922U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,FL                NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- SYSTEMS-ERRATIC INPUT TO AILERONS DUE GROUNDED AUTOPILOT CAUSED WING STRIKE GROUND DURING LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6922U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6922U), registered now, S/N 292, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake City Muni

## 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 19760526018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526018119A), May 26, 1976: Mooney M20E, Lake City, FL, Substantial damage. Systems-erratic input to ailerons due grounded autopilot caused wing strike ground during lndg.

## Other investigations on N6922U (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73DKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ63), May 27, 1973: Mooney M20E (N6922U), Camden, 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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