# Accident 19730323006259A: Mooney M20F, Alcoa, TN, March 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1973
- Place: Alcoa, TN
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3591N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3591N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323006259A

## Narrative

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

APRX 3/4 QUART WATER DRAINED FROM L FUEL TANK.HIT GND L WING LOW TURNED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.

## 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 IAD73FKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW21), Mar 23, 1973: Mooney M20F (N3591N), Alcoa, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3591N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080215010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080215010919I), Feb 15, 2008: Mooney M20F (N3591N), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated: he planned a VFR flight from evy to miv to wwd & then back to evy. He received a briefing approximately one half hour before departure.…

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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