# Accident 19740519017559A: Mnmite M18L, Erwin, NC, May 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.3234° N, 78.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3234&lon=-78.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18L (registry code 5870106, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519017559A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON PLOWED FLD DUE LO FUEL.

## 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 IAD74FLJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ44), May 19, 1974: Mooney M-18L (N378A), Erwin, NC, 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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