- Date
- January 23, 1977
- Place
- Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6077XMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770123000779A
- Case key
- 156988
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0097 77/1/23 WILLMAR,MN MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1650 N6077X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLIVA,MN WILLMAR,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- ATTACHMENT BOLT MISSING FROM ELEVATOR CONTROL.36HOURS SINCE EMPENNAGE MODIFICATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6077X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willmar
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.