# NTSB NYC73FFA24: M00ney M20A, N8171E, Utica, NY, January 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Utica, NY · UTICA, NY
- Location: 43.0964° N, 75.2260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0964&lon=-75.2260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0008  73/1/11    UTICA,NY            M00NEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8171E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UTICA,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8171E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171E-1995-08-17), registration cancelled 1995-08-17, S/N 1442 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M00NEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside

## 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 19730111000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000229A), Jan 11, 1973: Mooney M20A, Utica, NY, 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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