# NTSB MKC76AK039: Mooney M20F, N7746M, Lakota, ND, January 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1976
- Place: Lakota, ND · LAKOTA, ND
- Location: 48.0429° N, 98.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakota, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0429&lon=-98.3468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0118  76/1/23    LAKOTA,ND           MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2415
        TIME - 1700                    N7746M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKOTA MUNCIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND FORKS,ND              CROSBY,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7746M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7746M-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N 22-0014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakota Muncipal

## 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 19760123004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760123004049A), Jan 23, 1976: Mooney M20F, Lakota, ND, Destroyed. Fss adzd VFR flight not recommended.

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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