Mooney M20F N9628M accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, September 8, 2024
Mooney M20F, registration N9628M, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona on September 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA305 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight after departing the Phoenix/Deer Valley Arpt area (KDVT), reaching a maximum of 5,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:37 UTC, at 5,400 ft and 146 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 55 km from Cottonwood Arpt (KP52).
The nearest weather report, from KPRC (57 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Mooney M20F registered in United States (Mode S AD6710).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 8, 2024
- Location
- Cottonwood, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N9628M
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA305 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Phoenix/Deer Valley Arpt (KDVT)
- Nearest airport
- Cottonwood Arpt (KP52)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 5,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:37 UTC, 5,400 ft, 146 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA305; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.