# NTSB IAD74AI025: Mooney M20C, N3361X, Cromwell, KY, November 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Cromwell, KY · CROMWELL, KY
- Location: 37.3403° N, 86.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cromwell, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-86.7880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3303   73/11/4   CROMWELL,KY         MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3168
        TIME - 1835                    N3361X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SIOUX CITY,IOWA             BESSEMER,ALA                 ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OBS REPTD LOW CLG,REDUCED VIZ IN HEAVY RAIN & STRONG WINDS. RECOVERED 11/11/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3361X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731104038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104038609A), Nov 4, 1973: Mooney M20C, Cromwell, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS reptd low clg,reduced viz in heavy rain & strong winds. Recovered 11/11/73.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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