# Accident 19740814026919A: Mooney M20D, Old Forge, NY, August 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Old Forge, NY
- Airport: Old Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.7252° N, 74.9762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLD FORGE (NK26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7252&lon=-74.9762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6886N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6886N) (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: 2,699 total, 568 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814026919A

## Narrative

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

WATER FOUND IN MAIN FUEL STRAINER AND CARB BOWL.MIXT CTL PULLED OUT OF HOUSING.MIXT MID-RANGE PSN.

## 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 NYC75FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA07), Aug 14, 1974: Mooney M20G (N6886N), Old Forge, NY, 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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