# Accident 20220710014249A: Mooney M20F, Ellenville, NY, July 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2022, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Airport: Joseph Y Resnick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6876° N, 74.3572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6876&lon=-74.3572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600FS) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710014249A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10TH 2022 MOONEY M20F, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 22-0044 DEPARTED JOSEPH Y RESNICK AIRPORT (N89). AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB PILOT REPORTED: EXPIERENCING AIRCRAFT DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING BELOW TYPICAL RATE AND IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND NEAR SAMS POINT PRESERVE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE POINT OF N89. PILOT WAS FOUND UNINJURED AND WALKING FROM THE SCENE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CONTACTED.

## 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 ERA22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA307), Jul 10, 2022: Mooney M20F (N600FS), Cragsmoor, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue toward rising terrain despite observing the airplane’s decreased climb performance after takeoff, which resulted in flight into terrain.

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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