# Accident 19990725010639A: Mooney M20B, Hayward, WI, July 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1999, 19:45 local time
- Place: Hayward, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0101° N, 91.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0101&lon=-91.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74523, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74523-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990725010639A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) ACFT MADE A PASS OVER LOSS LAND LAKE, TURNED LEFT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER, THE ACFT LANDED AT HAYWARD ARPT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 25, 1999, AT 1945 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20B, N74523, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATERS OF LOST LAND LAKE, HAYWARD, WISCONSIN.  THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE HAYWARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HAYWARD, WISCONSIN, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE HAYWARD, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1930 CDT, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI99LA273

## 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 CHI99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA273), Jul 26, 1999: Mooney M20B (N74523), Hayward, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the surface of the lake. Factors associated with the accident were the low level flight, dusk light conditions, and the glassy water.

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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