19730207008599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Elko, NV · February 7, 1973

Date
February 7, 1973
Place
Elko, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5983Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73AP033
Reported as
Mooney M20D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total8 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Recovered 4/3/73.airframe icing,hypoxia or spatial disorientation possible.

As the FAA filed it

RECOVERED 4/3/73.AIRFRAME ICING,HYPOXIA OR SPATIAL DISORIENTATION POSSIBLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.