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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Tavernier, FL · May 18, 1973

Date
May 18, 1973
Place
Tavernier, FL
Airport
Tavernaero
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3657N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73DKT98
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided wth large boulders wx brief by ATIS.wind variable.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WTH LARGE BOULDERS WX BRIEF BY ATIS.WIND VARIABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.