# Accident 20060905026519A: Mooney M20J, Smithville, OH, September 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2006, 12:44 local time
- Place: Smithville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8686° N, 81.8369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8686&lon=-81.8369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1172U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1172U-2007-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060905026519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/5/06 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ DEPARTED BURLINGTON, VERMONT (BTV) AT APPROXIMATELY 0843 EST. AT APPROXIMATELY 1244 EST AIRCRAFT IMPACTED COW PASTURE WEST OF EGYPT ROAD AND NORTH OF SMUCKER ROAD IN SMITHVILLE, OHIO. AFTER INITIAL IMPACT WITH GROUND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT AND STARTED TO CLIMB OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF A MILE, THEN BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD. PILOT FATALLY INJURED UPON IMPACT. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES, ENGINE WAS UNDER FULL POWER UPON IMPACT.

## 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 CHI06FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA256), Sep 5, 2006: Mooney M20J (N1172U), Smithville, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The altitude/ clearance not maintained by the pilot during cruise flight.

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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