NYC70A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Poughkeepsie, NY · December 2, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 2, 1969
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY · POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N79367Mooney M20E
Status
Completed · report July 30, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149468

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3758   69/12/2   POUGHKEEPSIE,NY     MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N79367              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 8300 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MABIN ARPT,NY               WESTCHESTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE FOR UNK CAUSE.LDG ON STREET HIT WIRES,ST SIGN,LT POST,FIRE HYDRANT AND TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N79367
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.