# Accident 19730326009159A: Mnmite M18L, San Frnando, CA, March 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1973
- Place: San Frnando, CA
- Airport: San Fernando
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.2890° N, 118.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Fernando Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2890&lon=-118.4220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18L (registry code 5870106, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 195 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326009159A

## Narrative

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

ENG LOST PWR. SLID INTO FENCE.

## 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 LAX73FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ25), Mar 26, 1973: Mooney M-18L (N361A), San Frnando, CA, 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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