# Accident 19730211002399A: Mooney M20E, Greenwd Vill, CO, February 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1973
- Place: Greenwd Vill, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3393X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3393X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,021 total, 608 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211002399A

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT GR INDICATOR SHOWED GR DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN GR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED.

## 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 DEN73FTE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE55), Feb 11, 1973: Mooney M20E (N3393X), Greenwd Vill, CO, 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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