# Accident 19731014033439A: Mooney M20D, Turlock, CA, October 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Turlock Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.4708° N, 120.8441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TURLOCK AIRPARK (9CL0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4708&lon=-120.8441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9366V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9366V-1973-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033439A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 CYL EXH VALVE FAILED. PLT OVERSHOT RWY & CRASHED IN FLD BESIDE RWY.

## 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 OAK74DVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA27), Oct 14, 1973: Mooney M20F (N9366V), Turlock, CA, 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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