# Accident 20061009022119A: Mooney M20F, Brownsville, PA, October 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2006, 15:24 local time
- Place: Brownsville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0392° N, 79.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0392&lon=-79.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3447N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3447N-2009-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,231 total, 1,231 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061009022119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT 09, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1524 ET, AIRCRAFT N3447N, A MOONEY M20F, SERIAL NUMBER 680056, WAS DESTROYED DURING A REGULATORY CHECK RIDE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN OF BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SPIN OUT OF CONTROL PRIOR TO 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 NYC07FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA003), Oct 9, 2006: Mooney M20F (N3447N), Brownsville, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control, for unknown reasons, while maneuvering.

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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