# NTSB FTW74DRG42: Mooney M20C, San Antonio, TX, December 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1973
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0023   73/12/9   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    CF-PXG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  61, 4100 TOTAL HOURS, 898
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TEX                MCALLEN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- HIT PARKED ACFT,REG NR N/R,SUBSTL DMG.REFLECTION ON WINDSHIELD FROM RAMP LTG POSSIBLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-PXG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Antonio Intl

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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