# Accident 20000727006699A: Mooney M20K, Cheyenne, WY, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 09:50 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0117° N, 105.1089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0117&lon=-105.1089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252KD-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727006699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:50 MDT, A MOONEY M-20-K, N252KD, IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DEN00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA141), Jul 27, 2000: Mooney M20K (N252KD), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the airplane's in-flight collision with hilly terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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