# Accident 19740822043799A: Mooney M20F, Manistique, MI, August 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Manistique, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.9597° N, 86.2510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistique, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9597&lon=-86.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6438Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6438Q-1975-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 12 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822043799A

## Narrative

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

HVY RAIN.TSTM RPTD IN AREA.GND IMPACT AT AN EST 76 DEGREE ANGLE,L WING LOW.RCVRY DATE 8/24/74.

## 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 CHI75AC020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC020), Aug 22, 1974: Mooney M20F (N6438Q), Manistique, MI, 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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