# Accident 19730820041809A: Mooney M20C, Marion, IA, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Mcbride
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.0639° N, 91.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Bride Field (7IA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0639&lon=-91.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6757N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6757N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820041809A

## Narrative

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

AFTR TKOF OTR ARPT CLOSED DID NOT OBTAIN ADD FUEL CONT TO DEST FUEL EX FINAL APCH,HIT DITCH.

## 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 MKC74DCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD21), Aug 20, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6757N), Marion, IA, 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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