# Accident 19730518017589A: Mooney M20D, Tavernier, FL, May 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Tavernier, FL
- Airport: Tavernaero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 25.0264° N, 80.4997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavernier, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0264&lon=-80.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3657N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3657N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518017589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA73DKT98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT98), May 18, 1973: Mooney M20G (N3657N), Tavernier, FL, 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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