# Accident 19730301005339A: Mooney M20E, Govt.Camp, OR, March 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Govt.Camp, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N1284X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1284X-1974-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 153 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301005339A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFT,CAUSED DESCENT INTO CLOUDS. FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE. RECOVERED 3/2/73.

## 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 SEA73DYC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC19), Mar 1, 1973: Mooney M20E (N1284X), Govt.Camp, OR, 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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