# Accident 19730310007479A: Mooney M20A, Duluth, MN, March 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1973
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Dwluth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8142E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8142E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 474 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310007479A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR HANDLE P/N560011-000 BROKE ABT 2IN ABV RETRACT RODS ATTACH AREA.

## 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 MKC73FER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER44), Mar 10, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8142E), Duluth, MN, 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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