# Accident 19740415011629A: Mooney M20C, Dorset, VT, April 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1974
- Place: Dorset, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.2605° N, 73.1084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorset, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2605&lon=-73.1084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78990, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78990-1974-06-20) (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: 347 total, 332 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415011629A

## Narrative

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

PLT RCVD SVR TURBC FCST AND ICING COND RPTS FOR RTE OF FLT.ATC RCVD MAYDAY LVG 5000 TSMN.

## 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 NYC74AN088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN088), Apr 15, 1974: Mooney M20C (N78990), Dorset, VT, 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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