# Accident 20010113000719A: Mooney M20C, Somerset, MA, January 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Somerset, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7190° N, 71.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7190&lon=-71.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1398W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1398W-2018-01-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010113000719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED SOME POWER LOSS PRIOR TO STRIKING ELECTRICAL HIGH TENSION CABLE SPAN ACROSS TAUNTON RIVER. THE STRIKE DAMAGED PROPELLER, WINGS AND SEVERED OFF RUDDER. PILOT DITCHED UNCONTROLLABLE A/C 3/4 MILE NORTH OF INITIAL CABLE IMPACT. PILOT EXECUTED GEAR UP WATER LANDING NEAR SOMERSET, MA SHORE LINE THEN EXITED A/C WITH BACK INJURIES.

## 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 NYC01LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA066), Jan 13, 2001: Mooney M20C (N1398W), Somerset, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor was the dusk lighting conditions.

## Other reports on N1398W (1)

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

- [Incident 19820306033129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306033129I), Mar 6, 1982: Mooney M20C (N1398W), Wickenburg, AZ, Minor damage. Made one touch and go without gear retraction. On next landing put gear up by mistake.

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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