# Accident 20001214025289A: Mooney M20K, Huntsville, UT, December 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2000, 21:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2588° N, 111.7754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2588&lon=-111.7754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5772C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5772C-2001-09-19) (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 DEN01FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001214025289A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON DECEMBER 14, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 21:15 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A MOONEY MODEL M-20-K, N5772C, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 13 STATUTE MILES EAST OF THE OGDEN, UTAH AIRPORT (OGD) (SNOWBASIN-SKI AREA). THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 TITLE CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 MST.  APPROACHING THE OGDEN AREA FROM THE EAST, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) THAT HE HAD THE OGDEN AIRPORT (OGD) "IN SIGHT".  HE THEN REQUESTED RADAR SERVICES TO BE TERMINATED.  SALT LAKE CENTER (FAA) ASKED HIM TO CANCEL WITH APROACH CONTROL (FAA) ON RADIO FREQUENCY 121.1 MHZ.  THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR APPROXIMATELY 45 SECOND LATER.  THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE BELOW AND BETWEEN MT. OGDEN (9570 FT.) AND ALLEN PEAK (9455 FT.) IN THE UPPER OGDEN BO WL SKI AREA. (END-NOTHING FOLLOWS)

## 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 DEN01FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA027), Dec 15, 2000: Mooney M20K (N5772C), Ogden, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the blowing snow, turbulence, dark night light conditions, and pilot…

## Other reports on N5772C (2)

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

- [Accident 19920605018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018519A), Jun 5, 1992: Mooney M20K (N5772C), Stanley, ID, Substantial damage. Tried to depart unlighted sod strip at night. Ran off side of runway striking several fence posts.
- [Incident 19860120006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120006369I), Jan 20, 1986: Mooney M20K (N5772C), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Struck a snow berm during takeoff roll. Lost directional control on unplowed snow covered runway.

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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