# NTSB SEA73DYA25: Mooney M20E, N5614Q, American Falls, ID, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1162  73/5/13    AMERICAN FALLS,ID   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1180
        TIME - 2050                    N5614Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKPOT,NEV                 AMERICAN FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- PLT MISUNDERSTOOD WIND DIR GIVEN OTR ACFT BY TWR 13 MI NE.LND DOWNWIND,HIT GUARD RAIL OFF RWY END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5614Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5614Q), registered now, S/N 663 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: American Falls

## 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 19730513011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513011349A), May 13, 1973: Mooney M20E, American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Plt misunderstood wind dir given otr acft by twr 13 mi NE.lnd downwind,hit guard rail off rwy end.

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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