# Accident 20101101050729A: Aerostar Ac M20E, Seligman, AZ, November 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2010, 00:30 local time
- Place: Seligman, AZ
- Airport: Seligman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3347° N, 112.8861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3347&lon=-112.8861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9614V-2013-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E (registry code 5870312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR AC M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101101050729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING NIGHT FLIGHT AND BEGAN A DESCENT TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT THAT WAS NOT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. DESTINATION AIRPORT BOULDER CITY, NV (BVU) FIELD ELEVATION IS 2201 FEET AND THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT SELIGMAN, AZ (P23) IS 5235 FEET. DURING DESCENT PILOT STRUCK THE GROUND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5421 FEET WHILE ON A CROSSWIND HEADING.

## 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 WPR11CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA036), Nov 1, 2010: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E (N9614V), Seligman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning.

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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