# Accident 20120826028869A: Mooney M20C, East Hampton, NY, August 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2012, 17:24 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9594° N, 72.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9594&lon=-72.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557M-2018-01-25) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826028869A

## Narrative

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

A/C DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 10 AT HTO, EAST HAMPTON, AND SUSTAINED A POWER LOSS DURING INITIAL CLIMB.  THE PILOT INITIATED A STEEP BANKED LEFT TURN, STRUCK SEVERAL TREES NORTH EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1NM NORTH EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10.

## 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 ERA12LA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA532), Aug 26, 2012: Mooney M20C (N557M), East Hampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N557M (1)

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

- [Incident 19980720031299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720031299I), Jul 20, 1998: Mooney M20C (N557M), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. On July 20, 1998, a Mooney M20C, N557M, operated by leonard j. kosinski landed at Hutchinson, Kansas during a VFR pleasure flight. The landing gear collapsed…

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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