- Date
- August 13, 1975
- Place
- Chester, NY · CHESTER, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N953MAMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750813028989A
- Case key
- 150128
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2509 75/8/13 CHESTER,NY MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1900 TIME - 1330 N953MA PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POULTRY FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,NY WARWICK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- L WING CAUGHT CORN STALKS ACFT VEERED L INTO CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N953MA
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Poultry Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.