# Accident 19730722024079A: Mooney M20F, Hurricane Mesa, UT, July 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Hurricane Mesa, UT
- Airport: Hurricane Mesa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2511° N, 113.2090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hurricane Mesa Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2511&lon=-113.2090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557M-2004-02-27) (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 M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 40 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722024079A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN74FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM02), Jul 22, 1973: Mooney M20C (N9557M), Hurricane Mesa, UT, 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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