# Accident 19731123035879A: Mooney M20A, Lake Sheridan, PA, November 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Lake Sheridan, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N8331E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8331E-1974-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,349 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123035879A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING UNDERSHOT OPEN FIELD MUSHED INTO TREES BORDERING FIELD.

## 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 NYC74FHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA18), Nov 23, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8331E), Lake Sheridan, PA, 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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