# NTSB NYC78FFJ09: Mooney M20C, N6708U, Dunkirk, NY, December 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1977
- Place: Dunkirk, NY · DUNKIRK, NY
- Location: 42.4806° N, 79.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunkirk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4806&lon=-79.3329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4126  77/12/27   DUNKIRK,NY          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 749
        TIME - 0855                    N6708U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 656 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNKIRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANTON,OH                   NIAGARA FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6708U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6708U), registered now, S/N 2440 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dunkirk

## 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 19771227043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227043029A), Dec 27, 1977: Mooney M20C, Dunkirk, NY, Substantial damage

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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