# Accident 20240908016249A: Mooney M20F, Cottonwood, AZ, September 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2024, 07:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7167° N, 112.0284° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7167&lon=-112.0284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9628M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9628M) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240908016249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT DVT AIRPORT AT 0623 TO FLY TO COTTONWOOD P52 THE AIRCRAFT MADE IMPACT WITH A TREE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED NEXT TO A HOUSE IN COTTONWOOD.

## 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 WPR24LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA305), Sep 8, 2024: Mooney M20F (N9628M), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s evasive maneuver to avoid birds while on final approach at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree.

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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