# Accident 19740813024009A: Mooney M20C, Fitchburg, MA, August 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1974
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550W-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 54 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740813024009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC75FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE07), Aug 13, 1974: Mooney M20C (N2550W), Fitchburg, MA, 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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