# Accident 19731226040469A: Mooney M20B, Rosman, NC, December 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1973
- Place: Rosman, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.1458° N, 82.8207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosman, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1458&lon=-82.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74578-2004-10-06) (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 M20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 11 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226040469A

## Narrative

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

FLT ON TOP OVC DSCNDD THRU LGE HOLE PICKED UP CARB ICE.UN MANTAIN ALT STALLED ACFT INTO TREE TOPS.

## 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 IAD74DKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM32), Dec 26, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rosman, NC, 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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