# Accident 19731021033589A: Mooney M20D, Portsmouth, NC, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Portsmouth, NC
- Airport: Portsmouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.0696° N, 76.0638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0696&lon=-76.0638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1922Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1922Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 60 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021033589A

## Narrative

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

PLT AWARE SOFT SPOTS ON RWY.SETTLED BACK TO RWY BOUNCED DRIFTED L HIT BUSHES ABT 2FT ABV GND.

## 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 IAD74DLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ20), Oct 21, 1973: Mooney M20D (N1922Y), Portsmouth, NC, 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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