# Accident 19730601015199A: Mooney M20E, Bend, OR, June 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6699R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6699R-2013-04-30) (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: 480 total, 480 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYI15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601015199A

## Narrative

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

MN FUEL SELECTOR ON R TANK INDC 18LBS,EMPTY.LEFT TANK INDC 72LBS,3INS OF FUEL.ACFT LNDD LONG.

## 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 SEA73DYI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYI15), Jun 1, 1973: Mooney M20E (N6699R), Bend, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6699R (1)

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

- [Incident 19880512033089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512033089I), May 12, 1988: Mooney M20E (N6699R), Florida, NY, Minor damage. Due to poor acceleration on grass strip, pilot aborted takeoff. Struck a gopher hole and veered left on runway.

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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