# NTSB NYC73DNC68: Mooney M20E, N3241F, North Conway, NH, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: North Conway, NH · NORTH CONWAY, NH
- Location: 44.0357° N, 71.1172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Conway, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0357&lon=-71.1172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0741   73/4/7    NORTH CONWAY,NH     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 975
        TIME - 1415                    N3241F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE MOUTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,NH               EASTERN SLOPES,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 50K.AFT TD ACFT LIFTED,PLT ELECTED LAND ON REMAING RWY.HIT SNOW PLOW PARKED ON OVRUN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3241F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241F-2019-10-04), registration cancelled 2019-10-04, S/N 670034, built 1967 (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: White Moutain

## 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 19730407007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407007459A), Apr 7, 1973: Mooney M20E, North Conway, NH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 50K.aft td acft lifted,plt elected land on remaing rwy. Hit snow plow parked on ovrun

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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