# Accident 19740723021839A: Mooney M20D, Meadow Creek, MT, July 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1974
- Place: Meadow Creek, MT
- Airport: Meadow Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Aircraft: N6428Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6428Q-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 199 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740723021839A

## Narrative

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

HIGH TREES SURRNDNG USFS STRIP.

## 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 SEA75FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTI02), Jul 23, 1974: Mooney M20F (N6428Q), Meadow Creek, MT, 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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