# Accident 19731202037149A: Mooney M20D, Kamuela, HI, December 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Airport: Waimea-Kohala
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 20.0013° N, 155.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAIMEA-KOHALA (MUE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0013&lon=-155.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74519, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74519-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AJA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202037149A

## Narrative

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

A/C ENTERED ACCEL STALL DURING TURN TO FINAL. PILOT TOOK OFF TO CHECK ENROUTE WEA.

## 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 OAK74AJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AJA08), Dec 2, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74519), Kamuela, HI, 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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