# Accident 20001126038679A: Mooney M20K, Bradford, PA, November 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2000, 11:21 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9203° N, 78.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9203&lon=-78.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252MW-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001126038679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED BRADFORD, PA (BFD) DESTINATION CHARLESTON, WV (CRW) WHEN THE PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO BRADFORD BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER THE REQUEST, CLEVELAND CENTER LOST CONTACT WITH THE A/C. THE A/C WAS FOUND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BFD, TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 NYC01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA040), Nov 26, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252MW), Rixford, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane while maneuvering. Factors included low ceilings and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.

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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