# NTSB OAK74FVM05: Mooney M20F, N9374V, Hollister, CA, August 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1973
- Place: Hollister, CA · HOLLISTER, CA
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2420   73/8/8  NR.HOLLISTER,CALIF    MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5014
        TIME - 0855                    N9374V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 795 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD ON NARROW RD.WING STRUCK SIGN,FORCING ACFT INTO DIRT BANK,LDG GR.COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9374V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374V-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 700015, built 1969 (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

## 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 19730808025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808025699A), Aug 8, 1973: Mooney M20F, Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd on narrow rd. wing struck sign,forcing acft into dirt bank,ldg gr. Collapsed.

## Other investigations on N9374V (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA144), May 9, 1987: Mooney M20F (N9374V), Caldwell, NJ, destroyed

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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