# Accident 19740506010729A: Mooney M20F, Amarillo, TX, May 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1974
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewinds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6740N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6740N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,024 total, 780 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740506010729A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DQG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG54), May 6, 1974: Mooney M20F (N6740N), Amarillo, TX, 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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