# Accident 19731103035169A: Mooney M20A, Huntsville, TX, November 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.7469° N, 95.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTSVILLE MUNI (UTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7469&lon=-95.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6032X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6032X-1974-04-24) (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: 136 total, 72 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103035169A

## Narrative

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

PLT DID NOT MAKE REFUELING STOP DUE CONCERN BEING STRANDED DUE POSSIBLE CLOSED FUEL FACILITIES.

## 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 FTW74FRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA20), Nov 3, 1973: Mooney M20A (N6032X), Huntsville, TX, 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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