# Accident 20040610015589A: Mooney M20C, Princeton, MO, June 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, MO
- Airport: Princeton Kauffman Memorial Ar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5208° N, 93.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5208&lon=-93.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3911N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3911N-2006-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 420 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040610015589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED M GRAHAM CLARK AIRPORT (PLK), FOR A 10 MINUTE LOCAL FLIGHT TO TABLE ROCK AIRPORT (MO32). THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY 9 THRESHOLD AT MO32, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREES APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-DIVED TO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT. TWO HOMEOWNERS LIVING ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY STATED THAT THERE WERE "OCCASIONAL" GUSTS OF WIND FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA154), Jun 10, 2004: Mooney M20C (N3911N), Golden, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. The trees were a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N3911N (2)

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

- [Incident 19890120006379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120006379I), Jan 20, 1989: Mooney M20C (N3911N), Huron, SD, Minor damage. Student was experiencing radio communication problems. Forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up.
- [Accident 19740906034849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906034849A), Sep 6, 1974: Mooney M20C (N3911N), Stewartville, MN, Substantial damage. Eng failure,struck ditch on emgcy ldg in pasture. Nr 2 con rod failed. Structural bkdwn resulted.

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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