# NTSB OAK73AP033: Mooney M20E, N5983Q, Elko, NV, February 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0743   73/2/7  NR.ELKO,NEV           MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 960
        TIME - 1810                    N5983Q              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR CITY,UT               BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 4/3/73.AIRFRAME ICING,HYPOXIA OR SPATIAL DISORIENTATION POSSIBLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5983Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983Q-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 851 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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 19730207008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207008599A), Feb 7, 1973: Mooney M20D, Elko, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered 4/3/73.airframe icing,hypoxia or spatial disorientation possible.

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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