# Accident 20101110050539A: Mooney M20F, Copake, NY, November 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2010, 19:50 local time
- Place: Copake, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1606° N, 73.4822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1606&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6878V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6878V-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (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 M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110050539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IFR FROM LPR TO GBR AT 2023Z WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD. AFTER REPORTING VISUAL OF GBR TO ALB AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PILOT CANCELED IFR FOR VISUAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AT TOP OF MOUNT FREY IN COPAKE NY NEAR THE CATAMOUNT SKI AREA CAUSING CATOSTRPHIC DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES

## 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 ERA11FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA055), Nov 11, 2010: Mooney M20F (N6878V), Copake, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor and maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during a visual descent to the destination airport at night, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N6878V (2)

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

- [Incident 20090425005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425005249I), Apr 25, 2009: Mooney M20F (N6878V), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N6878V landed at marlboro, MA on runway 32 and clipped a tree with its right wing at approximately 1130 EDT, 4/25/2009. No injuries reported.
- [Incident 20040706019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040706019939I), Jul 6, 2004: Mooney M20F (N6878V), Critz, VA, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 1140 am, the pilot traveling from concord, NH to mobile, al had planned to land at pace airport (VA02) for fuel. The pilot was using VOR…

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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