# Accident 19920429012269A: Mooney M20E, Adamstown, MD, April 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Adamstown, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2896° N, 77.4496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2896&lon=-77.4496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3357X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3357X-1992-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,092 total, 122 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920429012269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBSERVED TO DIVE INTO MOUNTAIN SLOPE. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. PILOT HEALTHY AND REPORTED NOT DEPRESSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 BFO92FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA050), Apr 29, 1992: Mooney M20E (N3357X), Adamstown, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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