# Accident 19730210003929A: Mooney M20F, Caribou, ME, February 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Caribou, ME
- Airport: Caribou Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.8716° N, 68.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARIBOU MUNI (CAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8716&lon=-68.0182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2917L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2917L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,572 total, 60 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNC52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210003929A

## Narrative

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

FUEL PRES DROP TO ZERO PSI.PLT ELECTED TO LND ON HWY,WING CAUGHT SNOW BANK.

## 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 NYC73FNC52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC52), Feb 10, 1973: Mooney M20F (N2917L), Caribou, ME, substantial damage

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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