# NTSB IAD70A0026: Mooney M20A, N8317E, Hyattstown, MD, October 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1969
- Place: Hyattstown, MD · HYATTSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.2829° N, 77.3147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyattstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2829&lon=-77.3147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3831  69/10/11   HYATTSTOWN,MD       MOONEY M20A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1300
        TIME - 1340                    N8317E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1057 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VRT FIN,RUDDER SEPARATED FROM ACFT.EXTSV DTRTN AT ATTACH POINTS.LAST PERIODIC INSP 7/12/68.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8317E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8317E-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 1495 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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