# NTSB MIA74DLD24: Mooney M20F, N6394Q, Edgewater, FL, September 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Edgewater, FL · EDGEWATER, FL
- Location: 28.9568° N, 80.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9568&lon=-80.9412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2779   73/9/3    EDGEWATER,FLA       MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 176
        TIME - 1530                    N6394Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASSEY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEWATER,FLA               NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SOFT SPOT MIDWAY ON RWY GRASS ABT 10IN HI.USED 3 NOTCHES OF FLAP MFG REC 2.ATMTD RAPID CLB-WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6394Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394Q-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 670477 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Massey Ranch

## 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 19730903030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903030089A), Sep 3, 1973: Mooney M20F, Edgewater, FL, Substantial damage. Soft spot midway on rwy grass abt 10IN hi. Used 3 notches of flap mfg rec 2.atmtd rapid clb-wires.

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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