# Accident 19730205003699A: Mooney M20D, Henryville, IN, February 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1973
- Place: Henryville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.5386° N, 85.7663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henryville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5386&lon=-85.7663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6081X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6081X-1973-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 180 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AC069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730205003699A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN STEEP TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI73AC069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC069), Feb 5, 1973: Mooney M20A (N6081X), Henryville, IN, destroyed, 1 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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