# Accident 19730703016749A: Mooney M20A, Corpus Chrsti, TX, July 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1973
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX
- Airport: Corpus Chrisi Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6536B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6536B-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 4 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730703016749A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE SVCD ACFT AND DRAINED FUEL TANK SUMPS.

## 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 FTW74FRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG02), Jul 3, 1973: Mooney M20 (N6536B), Corpus Chrsti, TX, 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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