# NTSB MIA74AM051: Mooney M20F, N9619M, Huntsville, AL, December 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3936  73/12/30 NR.HUNTSVILLE,ALA     MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 912
        TIME - 1851                    N9619M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              GADSDEN,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO RECORD OF FSS WX BRIEF AT HSV.STRUCK TREES AT 1100FT MSL.BFR DEPT PLT ADVSD ALT WOULD BE 1100FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9619M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9619M-1974-03-14), registration cancelled 1974-03-14, S/N 670196, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19731230042369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230042369A), Dec 30, 1973: Mooney M20F, Huntsville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. No record of fss wx brief at hsv. Struck trees at 1100FT MSL.bfr dept plt advsd alt would be 1100FT

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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