# Accident 19740405018359A: Mooney M20D, San Frnando, CA, April 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: San Frnando, CA
- Airport: San Fernando
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.2890° N, 118.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Fernando Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2890&lon=-118.4220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6552B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552B-1974-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 206 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405018359A

## Narrative

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

HIT ELEVATED FUEL TANK & TRUCKS.FLT TIME AS OF 4/28/68.

## 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 LAX74AL068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL068), Apr 5, 1974: Mooney M20A (N6552B), San Frnando, CA, 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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