# Accident 19730903030089A: Mooney M20F, Edgewater, FL, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Edgewater, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.9568° N, 80.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9568&lon=-80.9412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6394Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394Q-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 107 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903030089A

## Narrative

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

SOFT SPOT MIDWAY ON RWY GRASS ABT 10IN HI.USED 3 NOTCHES OF FLAP MFG REC 2.ATMTD RAPID CLB-WIRES.

## 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 MIA74DLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD24), Sep 3, 1973: Mooney M20F (N6394Q), Edgewater, FL, 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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