# Accident 20010621023439A: Mooney M20J, Columbia, MO, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 11:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9498° N, 92.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9498&lon=-92.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20WR-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621023439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2001 AROUND 11:44 CDT, MOONEY N20WR DEPARTED COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (COU), COLUMBIA, MISSOURI ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN (MNM). WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FEET THE PILOT ADVISED ATC THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST POWER AND REQUESTED A RADAR VECTOR HEADING TO COU. FINAL RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REGAINING POWER AND THAT HE "SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN FIFTEEN-HUNDRED." LAST ATC GROUND PLOT OCCURRED AT 11:55:18 CST. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED INTO TREES AND A CREEK BED APPROXIMATELY 4.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. INVESTIGATION VERIFIED CONTINUTIY TO FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS. ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED COMPRESSION, SUCTION, AND VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY ON ALL CYLINDERS. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FLOW DIVIDER, FUEL SERVO AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. CONFIRMED SPARK FROM BOTH MAGNETOS TO ALL LEADS. THE FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY AND CORONER'S REPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 CHI01LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA182), Jun 21, 2001: Mooney M20J (N20WR), Columbia, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N20WR (1)

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

- [Incident 19971030040249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971030040249I), Oct 30, 1997: Mooney M20J (N20WR), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he was slowing to remain behind another aircraft on final. He became distracted and forgot to put the gear down. Damage to the…

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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