# NTSB NYC75FGM29: Mooney M20A, N6011X, Monroeville, PA, March 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1975
- Place: Monroeville, PA · MONROEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1036  75/3/30    MONROEVILLE,PA      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1955                    N6011X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            72 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINSVILLE,NJ             MONROEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CRASH LANDED ACFT ON UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6011X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6011X-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 1599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750330010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750330010409A), Mar 30, 1975: Mooney M20A, Monroeville, PA, Substantial damage. Plt crash landed acft on upslope.

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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