# Accident 19740523013249A: Mooney M20D, Tampico, IL, May 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Tampico, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6308° N, 89.7851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampico, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6308&lon=-89.7851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6835N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6835N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 914 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523013249A

## Narrative

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

AFTR TKOF SWITCHED FUEL TANK L TO R.WHEN ENG STOPPED DID NOT CK TANKS.R EMPTY,L ALMOST FULL.

## 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 CHI74FEE81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE81), May 23, 1974: Mooney M20G (N6835N), Tampico, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6835N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881211066599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211066599I), Dec 11, 1988: Mooney M20G (N6835N), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Aircraft received minor 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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