# NTSB NYC74FHA18: Mooney M20A, N8331E, Lake Sheridan, PA, November 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Lake Sheridan, PA · LAKE SHERIDAN, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3261  73/11/23   LAKE SHERIDAN,PA    MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1349
        TIME - 1225                    N8331E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCRANTON,PA                 FACTORYVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LANDING UNDERSHOT OPEN FIELD MUSHED INTO TREES BORDERING FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8331E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8331E-1974-02-05), registration cancelled 1974-02-05, S/N 1509 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731123035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123035879A), Nov 23, 1973: Mooney M20A, Lake Sheridan, PA, Substantial damage. Forced landing undershot open field mushed into trees bordering field.

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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