# Accident 19990815012089A: Mooney M20E, Plattsburgh, NY, August 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5191° N, 77.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5191&lon=-77.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3243F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243F-2010-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012089A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)AIRCRAFT CRASHED LANDED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BRUCE TAYLOR FARM IN THE TOWN OF PRATTSBURG, NY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD SEVERE INJURIES.  A 27" PIECE OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS MISSING.

## 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 NYC99LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA202), Aug 15, 1999: Mooney M20E (N3243F), Prattsburg, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: Propeller blade separation, resulting from fatigue cracking initiated by intergranular corrosion. A factor was the lack of propeller blade corrosion inspection requirements.

## Other reports on N3243F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910106001789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106001789I), Jan 6, 1991: Mooney M20E (N3243F), Rochester, NH. Fuel exhaustion on a test flight. Landed safely. Unable to turn fuel selector valve. Excessive valve corrosion.

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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