# Accident 20011127038269A: Mooney M20M, Evansville, IN, November 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2001, 16:19 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0372° N, 87.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0372&lon=-87.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7775L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7775L-2002-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011127038269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2001, AT 1619 EDT, A MOONEY M20M, N7775L REGISTERED TO SCOTT ROTARY SEALS, INC., DEPARTED EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (EVV), INDIANA, ENROUTE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (IND). DURING CLIMB THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO EVV. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH TERRE HAUTE, IN (HUF) FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

## 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 CHI02FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA042), Nov 27, 2001: Mooney M20M (N7775L), Evansville, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the turbocharger exhaust band clamp and aircraft control not possible by the pilot due to the fire.

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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