# Accident 19730912030669A: Mooney M20A, Muskegon, MI, September 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1973
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8348E-1979-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 58 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912030669A

## Narrative

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

DNWND PLT RPTD SWITCHED TO L TANK.ACFT POST EXAM FUEL GAGE R,FUEL SEL L.NO FUEL L TANK,R TANK FULL

## 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 CHI74FEM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM22), Sep 12, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8348E), Muskegon, MI, 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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