# NTSB NYC72AN048: Mooney M21, N9472V, Zelienople, PA, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Location: 40.7859° N, 80.1386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zelienople, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7859&lon=-80.1386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819   71/10/8   ZELIENOPLE,PA       MOONEY M21          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0655                    N9472V              PX-  2  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 48, 3375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TASA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               MICHIGAN CITY,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DENSE FOG.CRASHED ABT 2200FT NNW OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9472V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9472V-1972-05-02), registration cancelled 1972-05-02, S/N 700042 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tasa Field

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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