# Accident 19740516013799A: Mooney M20, Falcon, TX, May 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Falcon, TX
- Airport: Falcon State Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 26.5856° N, 99.1398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Falcon State Park Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5856&lon=-99.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5235B-1996-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,812 total, 152 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG89) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516013799A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED WARNING HORN,LIGHT DID NOT REGISTER.INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO SYSTEM FAILURE.

## 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 FTW74DRG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG89), May 16, 1974: Mooney M20 (N5235B), Falcon, 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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