# Accident 19730804026049A: Mooney M20A, Silverton, OR, August 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Silverton, OR
- Airport: Clarence Daub
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.0034° N, 122.7809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0034&lon=-122.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6570B-2013-04-26) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 110 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804026049A

## Narrative

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

RT MAGNETO FAILED AT BUSHNG SUPPORT.PLT OVRSHT LNDG APPROACH TO DNHILL RWY,OVRRAN 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 SEA74FYC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC07), Aug 4, 1973: Mooney M20H (N6570B), Silverton, OR, 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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