# Accident 19730527014669A: Mooney M20E, Camden, AL, May 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Camden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 31.9985° N, 87.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9985&lon=-87.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6922U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6922U) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 162 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527014669A

## Narrative

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

ENG RUNUP REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION.PLT LNDD ACFT IN TREES ON A HILL.

## 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 MIA73DKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ63), May 27, 1973: Mooney M20E (N6922U), Camden, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6922U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760526018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526018119A), May 26, 1976: Mooney M20E (N6922U), Lake City, FL, Substantial damage. Systems-erratic input to ailerons due grounded autopilot caused wing strike ground during lndg.

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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