Mooney M20F accident near Brownsville, PA
On October 9, 2006, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brownsville, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 9, 2006
- Place
- Brownsville, PA
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.039°N, 79.861°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061027X01567
Official records · NYC07FA003
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 9, 2006, at 1517 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N3447N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The certificated flight instructor and certificated private pilot/owner were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Rostraver Airport (FWQ), Monongahela, Pennsylvania. The local instructional flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane departed from FWQ, about 1500, for a local training flight. The purpose of the training flight was for the flight instructor to conduct a biennial flight review with the pilot/owner. Examination of radar data provided by the FAA revealed a target correlated to be the accident airplane departed from runway 26, and flew south, while climbing to an altitude of 3,400 feet mean sea level (msl). Approximately 12 minutes after takeoff, the airplane began maneuvering between the altitudes of 3,500 to 3,800 feet, at groundspeeds ranging between 109 to 131 knots, and varying headings. Approximately 2 minutes later, the airplane continued flying south, at an altitude of 3,700 feet. During the following 1 minute and 50 seconds, the airplane's speed gradually decreased from 101 knots to 78 knots, and the altitude decreased from 3,700 feet to 3,400 feet. The next, and final, radar return (12 seconds later, at 1516) indicated the airplane had descended to an altitude of 2,800 feet,
Probable cause
A loss of aircraft control, for unknown reasons, while maneuvering.
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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.
