# NTSB NYC77FGT09: Mooney M20, N4204, Kirkwood, PA, March 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Kirkwood, PA · KIRKWOOD, PA
- Location: 39.8471° N, 76.0834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkwood, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8471&lon=-76.0834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2142   77/3/6    KIRKWOOD,PA         MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 270
        TIME - 1400                    N4204               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENLEAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRKWOOD,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL ARM BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4204](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4204-1977-08-19), registration cancelled 1977-08-19, S/N 1006, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greenleaf

## 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 19770306015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306015989A), Mar 6, 1977: Mooney M20, Kirkwood, PA, Destroyed. Mixture control arm became disconnected from carburetor.

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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