# Accident 19731104038609A: Mooney M20C, Cromwell, KY, November 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Cromwell, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.3403° N, 86.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cromwell, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-86.7880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3361X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 295 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104038609A

## Narrative

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

OBS REPTD LOW CLG,REDUCED VIZ IN HEAVY RAIN & STRONG WINDS. RECOVERED 11/11/73.

## 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 IAD74AI025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI025), Nov 4, 1973: Mooney M20C (N3361X), Cromwell, KY, destroyed, 2 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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