# NTSB NYC79FGM25: Mooney M20B, N74543, Emporium, PA, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Emporium, PA · EMPORIUM, PA
- Location: 41.5104° N, 78.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporium, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5104&lon=-78.2340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1387  79/5/20    EMPORIUM,PA         MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 343
        TIME - 1605                    N74543              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHERRY SPRINGS,PA           EMPORIUM,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74543 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Emporium

## 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 19790520009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520009539A), May 20, 1979: Mooney M20, Emporium, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated wind shifted during final approach causing him to land short of runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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