# Accident 19740413009439A: Mooney M20E, Las Vegas, NV, April 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6017Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740413009439A

## Narrative

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

WATER,SAND & DIRT IN FUEL.TRIED TO LND ON DESERT ROAD.GR HIT ABANDONED CAR IN WASH 75 FT SHORT.

## 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 OAK74FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW19), Apr 13, 1974: Mooney M20E (N6017Q), Las Vegas, NV, 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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