# Accident 19730513011349A: Mooney M20E, American Falls, ID, May 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.7973° N, 112.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at American Falls Airport (U01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7973&lon=-112.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5614Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5614Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 450 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513011349A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISUNDERSTOOD WIND DIR GIVEN OTR ACFT BY TWR 13 MI NE.LND DOWNWIND,HIT GUARD RAIL OFF RWY END.

## 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 SEA73DYA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA25), May 13, 1973: Mooney M20E (N5614Q), American Falls, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5614Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20080918846619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918846619A), Sep 18, 2008: Mooney M20C (N5614Q), Bolingbrook, IL, Destroyed. N5614Q, a Mooney M20C, departed Bolingbrook's clow international airport (1C5) when immediately after takeoff the engine began to misfire and lost power. The…

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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