# NTSB MIA73AM028: Mooney 101E, N5759Q, Perry, FL, September 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1972
- Place: Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0991   72/9/9  NR.PERRY,FLA          MOONEY 101E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 449
        TIME - 1940                    N5759Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PINE BLUFF,ARK              FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA            CRESTVIEW,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      78
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FROM SWAMP 9/13/72. PLT FLEW INTO KNOWN TSTM ACTIVITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5759Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759Q-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 738 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 101E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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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