# NTSB NYC75AHM07: Mooney M20C, N953MA, Chester, NY, August 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Chester, NY · CHESTER, NY
- Location: 41.3569° N, 74.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3569&lon=-74.2769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AHM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AHM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2509  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953MA), registered now, S/N 3372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Poultry Farm

## 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 19750813028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813028989A), Aug 13, 1975: Mooney M20C, Chester, NY, Substantial damage. L wing caught corn stalks acft veered l into corn.

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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