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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Phoenix, AZ · February 20, 1973

Date
February 20, 1973
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N606H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73AL042
Reported as
Mooney M20E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Flew into trees on obscured mtn. Wea briefed 7 hrs bfor dep,didnt update wea. Recovery date 7/30/73.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES ON OBSCURED MTN.WEA BRIEFED 7 HRS BFOR DEP,DIDNT UPDATE WEA.RECOVERY DATE 7/30/73.

NTSB investigation

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