# NTSB IAD74FLQ38: Mooney M20C, N7173U, Clarkson, KY, June 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1974
- Place: Clarkson, KY · CLARKSON, KY
- Location: 37.4943° N, 86.2301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4943&lon=-86.2301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2590  74/6/10    CLARKSON,KY         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 724
        TIME - 0907                    N7173U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB MCGRAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY           CLARKSON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AFTR LDG PLT FOUND BRAKING ACTION NIL INITIATED A GO-AROUND.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7173U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173U-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 2755 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bob Mcgraw

## 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 19740610018659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740610018659A), Jun 10, 1974: Mooney M20C, Clarkson, KY, Substantial damage. Aftr ldg plt found braking action nil initiated a go-around. Wind gusting 25K.

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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