# Accident 19730207008599A: Mooney M20D, Elko, NV, February 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5983Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983Q-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 8 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207008599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK73AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP033), Feb 7, 1973: Mooney M20E (N5983Q), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 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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