NYC72AN037

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Bryant Pond, ME · September 7, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 7, 1971
Place
Bryant Pond, ME · BRYANT POND, ME
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N79336Mooney M20E
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164154

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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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3-4017   71/9/7    BRYANT POND,ME      MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 463
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N79336              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BELFAST,ME                  MONTREAL,CAN                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON MTN. RECOVERY DATE 3/18/72. LOW CLGS AND RAIN RPTD IN AREA WEEK OF ACCDT.

Aircraft

Registration
N79336
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.