# Accident 19730429012359A: Mooney M20C, Villa Rica, GA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Mccreidie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.7278° N, 84.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Rica, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7278&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9256M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,283 total, 1,283 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429012359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSVD LDG NO FLAP.T/D ABT MIDPOINT ON 2200FT RWY.

## 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 MIA73DKG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG74), Apr 29, 1973: Mooney M20C (N9256M), Villa Rica, GA, 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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