# Accident 19730401013449A: Mooney M20C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2749W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2749W-2015-05-13) (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 M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,779 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401013449A

## Narrative

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

DGR LDG FLARE ABORTED LDG,APLD PWR DRIFTED TO L SIDE OF RWY HIT RWY EDGE OR RWY LIGHT.

## 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 MIA73DKT76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT76), Apr 1, 1973: Mooney M20C (N2749W), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2749W (1)

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

- [Incident 19880110005709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110005709I), Jan 10, 1988: Mooney M20C (N2749W), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Complete engine failure on climb. Made an emergency wheels up landing on a highway.

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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