# NTSB IAD75AI040: Mooney M20E, N3428X, Fayetteville, NC, January 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1975
- Place: Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1206  75/1/12    FAYETTEVILLE,NC     MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 300
        TIME - 1545                    N3428X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT EXPD FLT DIFFICULTIES.ATC OFFERED SURVEILLANCE APCH.ACFT VEERED OFF BFR RADAR CTC LOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3428X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3428X-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 1122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fayetteville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750112013949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112013949A), Jan 12, 1975: Mooney M20E, Fayetteville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt expd flt difficulties.ATC offered surveillance apch. Acft veered off bfr radar ctc lost.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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