# NTSB MIA79FLD23: Mooney M-20C, N74572, Windemere, FL, December 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1978
- Place: Windemere, FL · WINDEMERE, FL
- Location: 28.1378° N, 82.4363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windemere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1378&lon=-82.4363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3638  78/12/16   WINDEMERE,FL        MOONEY M-20C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0950                    N74572              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 4102 TOTAL HOURS, 18
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    WINDEMERE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74572 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maguire

## 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 19781216037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216037359A), Dec 16, 1978: Mooney M20D, Windemere, FL, 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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