# Accident 19730618021579A: Mooney M20C, Iron River, MI, June 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Iron River, MI
- Airport: Stambaugh City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.0788° N, 88.6355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STAMBAUGH (Y73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0788&lon=-88.6355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2614W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2614W-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618021579A

## Narrative

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

HIT EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 CHI73DEM68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM68), Jun 18, 1973: Mooney M20 (N2614W), Iron River, MI, 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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