# NTSB DIA69F0146: Mooney M20G, N3593X, Sandston, VA, February 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1969
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0717  69/2/25    SANDSTON,VA         MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0837                    N3593X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3593X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593X-1973-10-30), registration cancelled 1973-10-30, S/N 680162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd Field

## Other investigations on N3593X (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 IAD72FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIG05), Jul 16, 1971: Mooney M20G (N3593X), College Park, MD, destroyed

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.

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