# Accident 19730606015769A: Mooney M20D, Camp Pndltn, CA, June 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Camp Pndltn, CA
- Airport: Oceanside
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.2179° N, 117.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oceanside Municipal Airport (OKB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2179&lon=-117.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3518N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3518N-2020-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606015769A

## Narrative

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

LET DOWN INTO OCST,AUTO-PLT ON. UN MAINTAIN CTL & CRASHED IN SWAMP.

## 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 LAX73FUM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM35), Jun 6, 1973: Mooney M20F (N3518N), Camp Pndltn, CA, destroyed

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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