# Accident 19730131001969A: Mooney M20C, Buena Park, CA, January 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1973
- Place: Buena Park, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6998U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998U-2003-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 832 total, 147 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730131001969A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.17PC.

## 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 LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30), Jan 31, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6998U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000511039489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000511039489A), May 11, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Bryson City, NC, No damage. (-23) Pilot/owner was operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from michael j. smith (mrh) beaufort, NC., to sossamon field (6A9) Bryson City,NC. On…
- [Accident 19750716038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750716038629A), Jul 16, 1975: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft dmgd taxying on hwy aftr precautionary ldg due tstm activity. Hit bridge.

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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