# Accident 19730606018729A: Mooney M20E, Evergreen, NC, June 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Evergreen, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.4149° N, 78.9114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4149&lon=-78.9114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3233F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,002 total, 52 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606018729A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD ROUGH ENG,AT 200FT ENG OK.DRIVER OF AUTO STOPPED ON HWY EST ACFT ALT 50FT BFR WIRE STRIKE

## 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 IAD73FLJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ35), Jun 6, 1973: Mooney M20E (N3233F), Evergreen, NC, 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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