# Accident 20030909023129A: Mooney M20A, Rockford, OH, September 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rockford, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6961° N, 84.5767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6961&lon=-84.5767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072B-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909023129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY A GROUND WITNESS CIRCLING ABOVE A PRIVATE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK UTILITY WIRES AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 NYC03LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA198), Sep 9, 2003: Mooney M20A (N1072B), Rockford, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a utility wire. The owner's improper decision to allow the airplane to be operated by an…

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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