# NTSB NYC76FNA36: Mooney M20F, N3470N, New Shoreham, RI, April 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1976
- Place: New Shoreham, RI · NEW SHOREHAM, RI
- Location: 41.1723° N, 71.5578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Shoreham, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1723&lon=-71.5578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0722  76/4/24    NEW SHOREHAM,RI     MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 940
        TIME - 0913                    N3470N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW SHOREHAM,RI             HARTFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
          PILOT-DID NOT MAINTAIN POS RATE OF CLB AFTR TKOF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT RETRACTING LNDG GR,ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3470N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3470N), registered now, S/N 680065, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Block Island

## 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 19760424008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424008939A), Apr 24, 1976: Mooney M20F, New Shoreham, RI, Substantial damage. Plt retracting lndg gr,acft settled back to rwy pilot-did not maintain pos rate of clb aftr tkof

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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