What happened
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(.19) On July 19, 2001, at 1730 central daylight time, a Mooney M-20R, N2HW, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when during initial climb following takeoff, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted trees and a road in a residential area 1 1/2 miles west of the Flying Cloud Airport, eden prairie, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating on an instrument flight rules plan from eden prairie, Minnesota, to aberdeen, south dakota, under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country fliight was originating at the time of the accident. A witness to the accident said that she was working in the front yard and driveway of her home when she saw the airplane proceeding westbound from fcm at a low altitiud. She said that the airplane was approximately 1,200 feet away. She said, "I watched and listened thinking he would soon apply power and climb. The engine noise was smooth sounding but low. The plane was not gaining altitude and slowly losing altitude." The witness said the airplane flew parallel to, and north of the road in front of her house. "As it cr ossed the point of my driveway, the plane banked slightly, hit the tree tops and crashed and exploded." Another witness who saw the airplane said it was Flying the normal path but it was much lower than normal. The witness said, "the plane went down then pulled up and went left over the trees behind our house. The plane did not right itself." The witness said he saw the airplane go out of sight into the trees. A few seconds later, the witness said he saw smoke and flames. (-23) on 07/19/01 at 2230Z (1730 local) a Mooney M20R owned and operated by joel w. hoium crashed 1.5 miles west-southwest of the Flying Cloud Airport, eden prairie, MN. VFR conditions prevailed at the time, an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot receiced fatal injuries. The PIC held private pilot (asel) instrument certificate. The flight originated from Flying Cloud Airport and was enroute to aberdeen SD. The last communication from the pilot to the tower at Flying Cloud Airport indicated he was experiencing an "engine failure." NTSB is in possession of the pilot log books.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 19, 2001, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M-20R, N2HW, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED TREES AND A ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN FROM EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, TO ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT SAID THAT SHE WAS WORKING IN THE FRONT YARD AND DRIVEWAY OF HER HOME WHEN SHE SAW THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDING WESTBOUND FROM FCM AT A LOW ALTITIUD. SHE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET AWAY. SHE SAID, "I WATCHED AND LISTENED THINKING HE WOULD SOON APPLY POWER AND CLIMB. THE ENGINE NOISE WAS SMOOTH SOUNDING BUT LOW. THE PLANE WAS NOT GAINING ALTITUDE AND SLOWLY LOSING ALTITUDE." THE WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE FLEW PARALLEL TO, AND NORTH OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE. "AS IT CR OSSED THE POINT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE PLANE BANKED SLIGHTLY, HIT THE TREE TOPS AND CRASHED AND EXPLODED." ANOTHER WITNESS WHO SAW THE AIRPLANE SAID IT WAS FLYING THE NORMAL PATH BUT IT WAS MUCH LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE WITNESS SAID, "THE PLANE WENT DOWN THEN PULLED UP AND WENT LEFT OVER THE TREES BEHIND OUR HOUSE. THE PLANE DID NOT RIGHT ITSELF." THE WITNESS SAID HE SAW THE AIRPLANE GO OUT OF SIGHT INTO THE TREES. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE WITNESS SAID HE SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES. (-23) ON 07/19/01 AT 2230Z (1730 LOCAL) A MOONEY M20R OWNED AND OPERATED BY JOEL W. HOIUM CRASHED 1.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEICED FATAL INJURIES. THE PIC HELD PRIVATE PILOT (ASEL) INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT AND WAS ENROUTE TO ABERDEEN SD. THE LAST COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT TO THE TOWER AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT INDICATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING AN "ENGINE FAILURE." NTSB IS IN POSSESSION OF THE PILOT LOG BOOKS.
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