# NTSB NYC76FHJ31: Mooney M20F, N432AE, White Plains, NY, September 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1976
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ31

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3777   76/9/9    WHITE PLAINS,NY     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N9182K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FIRST TIME STUDENT FLT LESSON.ACFT AT NEAR LIFT OFF SPEED WHEN N432AE MOVED ONTO THE RWY.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3777   76/9/9    WHITE PLAINS,NY     MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 660
        TIME - 1630                    N432AE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINDSOR LOCKS,CT            RETURN                       WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
          PILOT-MISIDENTIFIED POSITION ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- THOUGHT PSN ON RAMP WAS INTXN OF RWY 5/23.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N432AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432AE), registered now, S/N 690019, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9182K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9182K), registered now, S/N 28-7625169, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760909033591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909033591A), Sep 9, 1976: Mooney M20F, White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Thought psn on ramp was intxn of rwy 5/23. Pilot-misidentified position on airport
- [Accident 19760909033592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909033592A), Sep 9, 1976: Piper PA28140, White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. First time student flt lesson. Acft at near lift off speed when N432AE moved onto the rwy.

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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