# Accident 19731010041079A: Mooney M20A, Summitville, OH, October 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Summitville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.6718° N, 80.8895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summitville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6718&lon=-80.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6034X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6034X-1974-02-19) (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: 257 total, 126 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010041079A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING FATHERS FARM AT LOW ALT.

## 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 CHI74AC035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC035), Oct 10, 1973: Mooney M20A (N6034X), Summitville, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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