Mooney M20J accident near Smithville, OH
On September 5, 2006, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Smithville, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 5, 2006
- Place
- Smithville, OH
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.869°N, 81.837°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060908X01313
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 5, 2006, at 1244 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N1172U, owned and piloted by a private pilot, impacted terrain near Smithville, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed from Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, at 0848, and was en route to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio. The pilot's brother-in-law stated that the pilot arrived at BTV on August 23, 2006, to visit family and departed on September 5, 2006 about 0830, to return to Los Angeles, California. The airplane had not been flown between its arrival and departure. According to the brother-in-law, the return trip was planned to have an estimated time of 15 hours and was "guessing" that there would have been three fuel stops. He said that the flight would have taken several days, and the pilot would either stay in a motel or in his airplane. He stated that the pilot would "usually fly with a tank in reserve." The brother-in-law saw that both fuel tanks were "filled, or topped off" and that the pilot took a fuel sample and checked for contamination during the preflight. A caller representing N1172U called the Burlington Automated Flight Service Station and received a briefing at 0710 for a flight from BTV to MFD at a proposed departure time of 0900. The caller requested and received winds aloft information for 8,000-10,000 feet. The caller did not file a flight plan. On Septembe
Probable cause
The altitude/ clearance not maintained by the pilot during cruise flight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
