# Accident 19740720043339A: Mooney M20E, Custer, SD, July 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Custer, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.7667° N, 103.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custer, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7667&lon=-103.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9613V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9613V-1975-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E (registry code 5870312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 94 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720043339A

## Narrative

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

PROP BLADE FAILED IN SHOT-PEENED AREA.ENG TORN FM FUSE,HELD ON BY CABLE AND HOSES.

## 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 MKC75AK003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK003), Jul 20, 1974: Mooney M20E (N9613V), Custer, SD, destroyed, 2 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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