# Accident 19730506009789A: Mooney M20C, Hyannis, MA, May 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863N-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,369 total, 1,594 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506009789A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED EMPTY TANK, FUEL GAGE DEFECTIVE.LND IN TREES.

## 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 NYC73FNA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA46), May 6, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6863N), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6863N (1)

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

- [Accident 19861115055659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115055659A), Nov 15, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6863N), Jackman, ME, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit wires on final approach to a closed runway. Pilot saw poles but failed to avoid the wires.

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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