# Accident 19730321010179A: Mooney M20D, Temecula, CA, March 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6317Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6317Q-1973-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73AL046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321010179A

## Narrative

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

AIRMET-MTNS FQTLY OBSCD BY CLDS,SHWRS.OCNL MDT ICGICIP.PLTS TOX-ETHYL ALCOHOL 0.10 W/V.

## 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 LAX73AL046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL046), Mar 21, 1973: Mooney M20F (N6317Q), Temecula, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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