# Incident 20001130022099I: Mooney M20C, Prestonsburg, KY, November 30, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Prestonsburg, KY
- Airport: Big Sandy Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2497° N, 83.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2497&lon=-83.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 50 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130022099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2000, APPROX. 1630 UTC, A MOONEY M-20C, N942TB, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BIG SANDY AIRPORT, PRESTONBURG, KY. THE A/C WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE RATED PILOT UNDER IFR OF 14 CFR 91. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LYNCHBURG, VA AIRPORT AT 1332 UTC WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF MURRY, KY. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THEY (ALL THE OCCUPANTS) BEGAN FEELING SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING.THE WIFE OF THE PILOT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE WIFE TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AND MADE AN EMERGENCY RADIO CALL TO INDIANAPOLIS AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE WIFE OF THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REVIVE HER HUSBAND WHERE THEY WERE THEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE A/C. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO A/C. INSPECTION OF THE HEATER SYSTEM INDICATED A DEFECTIVE SEAT HOSE AND HEAT SHROUD. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED OCTOBER,2000.

## 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 NYC01IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA046), Nov 30, 2000: Mooney M20C (N942TB), Hazard, KY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The incorrect routing of the cabin air scat tubing by an unknown person, which resulted in a carbon monoxide leak into the cabin, and subsequent pilot incapacitation.

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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