19741219043529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Watrous, NM · December 19, 1974

Date
December 19, 1974
Place
Watrous, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3890N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN75AD033
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Recovery date 12/20/74.flew into local snow shwr at nite.

As the FAA filed it

RECOVERY DATE 12/20/74.FLEW INTO LOCAL SNOW SHWR AT NITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.