# NTSB NYC70A0059: Mooney M20E, N79367, Poughkeepsie, NY, December 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1969
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY · POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
- Location: 41.6946° N, 73.9199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poughkeepsie, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6946&lon=-73.9199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3758   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79367-1971-03-08), registration cancelled 1971-03-08, S/N 577 (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

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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