# Accident 19731222042849A: Mooney M20C, Mulege, December 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Mulege
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N9082V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082V-1974-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74OL049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042849A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN RUGGED TERRAIN.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

## 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 LAX74OL049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL049), Dec 22, 1973: Mooney M20C (N9082V), Mulege, Mexico, destroyed, 4 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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