# Accident 19960106027569A: Mooney M20F, Cape Charles, VA, January 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1996, 19:10 local time
- Place: Cape Charles, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2693° N, 76.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2693&lon=-76.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9199V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9199V-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960106027569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ADVISED VFR NO GO. LOST CONTROL OVER WATER AT NIGHT IN SNOW SHOWERS. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE. DISORIENTATION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 IAD96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA109), Jan 7, 1996: Mooney M20F (N9199V), Cape Charles, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making by continuing flight into known adverse weather conditions. Related factors were the dark night and the winter storm (snow and fog).

## Other reports on N9199V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880426054849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880426054849I), Apr 26, 1988: Mooney M20F (N9199V), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Landed with gear partially extended. Stated he had lowered gear and made normal landing. No malfunction found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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