# Accident 19740509010429A: Mooney M20E, Idaho Falls, ID, May 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1974
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5980Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5980Q-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AS043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740509010429A

## 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 SEA74AS043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS043), May 9, 1974: Mooney M20F (N5980Q), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage, 1 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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