# NTSB CHI74FEG05: Mooney M20E, N3430X, Harrison, OH, August 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1973
- Place: Harrison, OH · HARRISON, OH
- Location: 39.2566° N, 84.7862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2566&lon=-84.7862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2124   73/8/3    HARRISON,OHIO       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1531
        TIME - 1240                    N3430X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            CINCINNATI,OHIO              HARRISON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PICKUP TRUCK ON E ON WEST RD.EDGE OF RD APRX 18FT FROM RWY.ACFT WARN SIGNS ON RD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3430X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3430X-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 1124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harrison

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730803025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730803025659A), Aug 3, 1973: Mooney M20E, Harrison, OH, Destroyed. Collided with pickup truck on e on west rd. edge of rd aprx 18FT from rwy. Acft warn signs on rd.

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.

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