# Accident 19740805025279A: Mooney M20C, Sheridan, WY, August 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.7962° N, 106.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7962&lon=-106.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6874U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874U-1989-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 65 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805025279A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL,FLEW PAST POSS ALT ARPT.COLLIDED WITH SAGE BRUSH AND BANK ADJ TO DIRT ROAD.

## 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 DEN75FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC05), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6874U (1)

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

- [Accident 19870920058969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920058969A), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel 4 miles short of destination. Landed in a field. Reported destroyed but no indication of same.

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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