# NTSB NYC76AN005: Mooney M20C, N4030N, Newtown, PA, July 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1975
- Place: Newtown, PA · NEWTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2283° N, 74.9323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2283&lon=-74.9323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2117  75/7/14    NEWTON,PA           MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 805
        TIME - 0909                    N4030N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALDWELL,NJ                 LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSVD ACFT HEADED DWN ON A 45 DEG ANGLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4030N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4030N-1975-09-18), registration cancelled 1975-09-18, S/N 680022, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750714024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750714024049A), Jul 14, 1975: Mooney M20C, Newton, PA, Destroyed. Witness obsvd acft headed dwn on a 45 deg angle.

## Other investigations on N4030N (2)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69D0159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0159), Mar 16, 1969: Mooney MK-20E (N4030N), Beltsville, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0195), Apr 21, 1968: Mooney M20C (N4030N), Mitchellville, MD, 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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