# Accident 19971026030959A: Mooney M20K, Ocean City, NJ, October 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1997
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252MY-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026030959A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED IN A MARSH UNDER UNK CIRC. OCEAN CITY, NJ

## 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 NYC98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA021), Oct 26, 1997: Mooney M20K (N252MY), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude. Factors in the accident were the rain and fog.

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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