# NTSB NYC73DNC54: Mooney M20E, N9254M, Biddeford, ME, February 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1973
- Place: Biddeford, ME · BIDDEFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0080  73/2/27    BIDDEFORD,ME        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 832
        TIME - 1100                    N9254M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDDEFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 BIDDEFORD,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FINAL APCH-ENCTRD DWNDFT,HIT SNOWBANK ON RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9254M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9254M), registered now, S/N 1201, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biddeford

## 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 19730227002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730227002709A), Feb 27, 1973: Mooney M20E, Biddeford, ME, Substantial damage. Final apch-enctrd dwndft,hit snowbank on rwy threshold.

## Other investigations on N9254M (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC67D0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0461), Dec 28, 1966: Mooney MK21 (N9254M), East Boston, MA, substantial damage

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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