# Accident 19730321006369A: Mooney M20D, Bay Minette, AL, March 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.8703° N, 87.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAY MINETTE MUNI (1R8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8703&lon=-87.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6797U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6797U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 372 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321006369A

## Narrative

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

L TIRE FLAT DRG LDG ROLL,PLT INITIATED GOARND,LOST CTL,HIT DITCH.

## 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 MIA73DKJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ48), Mar 21, 1973: Mooney M20-C (N6797U), Bay Minette, AL, 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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