# Accident 19961211039189A: Mooney M20F, Wellsville, NY, December 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1996
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 42.1191° N, 77.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1191&lon=-77.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3424N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3424N-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961211039189A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA031), Dec 11, 1996: Mooney M20F (N3424N), Wellsville, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Descent below the published minimum descent altitude followed by collision with the surrounding terrain.

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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