# NTSB MKC79FCD06: Mooney M-20, N6376Q, Des Moines, IA, December 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3618  78/12/15   DES MOINES,IA       MOONEY M-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 622
        TIME - 0955                    N6376Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 443 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    DES MOINES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO BOLT,P/N AN3-7,CONNECTING THROTTLE CONTROL SHAFT TO THROTTLE LEVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6376Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6376Q), registered now, S/N 670459, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines 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 19781215038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215038739A), Dec 15, 1978: Mooney M20D, Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. No bolt,p/n AN3-7,connecting throttle control shaft to throttle l.

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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