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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Lake Sheridan, PA · November 23, 1973

Date
November 23, 1973
Place
Lake Sheridan, PA
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8331E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74FHA18
Reported as
Mooney M20A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,349 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing undershot open field mushed into trees bordering field.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING UNDERSHOT OPEN FIELD MUSHED INTO TREES BORDERING FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.