# Accident 19730104000729A: Mooney M20D, Elkton, MD, January 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9570M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9570M-1973-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 100 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCENDED BELOW TERRAIN CLEARANCE TO STAY VFR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73AN096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN096), Jan 4, 1973: Mooney M20F (N9570M), Elkton, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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