# NTSB LAX74AL012: Mooney M-20C, N1390W, Roosevlt Lk, AZ, August 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1973
- Place: Roosevlt Lk, AZ · ROOSEVLT LK, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2456   73/8/8    ROOSEVLT LK,ARIZ    MOONEY M-20C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 465
        TIME - 1215                    N1390W              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAPEVINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- WING SEPN ON CTC WITH WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1390W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1390W-1973-11-20), registration cancelled 1973-11-20, S/N 2668 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grapevine

## 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 19730808032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808032509A), Aug 8, 1973: Mooney M20D, Roosevlt Lk, AZ, Destroyed. Wing sepn on ctc with water.

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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