# Accident 20251031019269A: Mooney M20E, Milton, NY, October 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2025, 10:24 local time
- Place: Milton, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0445° N, 73.8716° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0445&lon=-73.8716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79338, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79338) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251031019269A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 31, 2025, A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SARATOGA COUNTY AIRPORT (5B2) WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND ENTERED A LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE AND FELL TO THE GROUND BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA26FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA027), Oct 31, 2025: Mooney M20E (N79338), Ballston Spa, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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