# NTSB NYC69F0243: Mooney M20E, N3499X, Mahopac, NY, September 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1968
- Place: Mahopac, NY · MAHOPAC, NY
- Location: 41.3697° N, 73.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahopac, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3697&lon=-73.7407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4081  68/9/14    MAHOPAC,NY          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 207
        TIME - 1355                    N3499X              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3499X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3499X-1969-06-27), registration cancelled 1969-06-27, S/N 1165 (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: Mahopac

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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