# NTSB NYC73AN137: Mooney M20C, N9278V, Ledyard, CT, April 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1973
- Place: Ledyard, CT · LEDYARD, CT
- Location: 41.4400° N, 72.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Ledyard, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4400&lon=-72.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0836  73/4/27    LEDYARD,CONN        MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 624
        TIME - 1904                    N9278V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HAVEN,CONN              FISHERS ISLAND,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- MISSED APCH TO RWY 5 ILS. FLEW INTO TREES APROX 6 1/2 MI NE OF ARPT. RECOVERED 4/28/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9278V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278V-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 690078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730427012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730427012189A), Apr 27, 1973: Mooney M20D, Ledyard, CT, Destroyed. Missed apch to rwy 5 ILS. Flew into trees aprox 6 1/2 mi NE of arpt. Recovered 4/28/73.

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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