# Accident 19730730021919A: Mooney M20C, Paducah, KY, July 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1973
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.0603° N, 88.7730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARKLEY RGNL (PAH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0603&lon=-88.7730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6600U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6600U-1991-05-23) (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: 1,479 total, 727 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730021919A

## Narrative

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

TSTMS IN AREA.

## 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 IAD74DLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ03), Jul 30, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6600U), Paducah, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6600U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901228056399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056399A), Dec 28, 1990: Mooney M20C (N6600U), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates engine quit on final. Witness heard starter operating. Lost control hit trees. Carb icing prevalent.

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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