# Accident 19730930032409A: Mooney M20D, Overgaard, AZ, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Overgaard, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3909° N, 110.5532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Overgaard, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3909&lon=-110.5532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8163E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163E-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 145 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930032409A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR INDICATOR PLATE MISALIGNED.ALLOWED IMPROPER TANK SELECTION.RECOVERY DATE 10/5/73.

## 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 LAX74FUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ22), Sep 30, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8163E), Overgaard, AZ, destroyed

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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