# Accident 20021112033309A: Mooney M20R, Marthas Vineyar, MA, November 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2002, 19:55 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3378° N, 70.6392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3378&lon=-70.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2165Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165Y-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112033309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2002, ABOUT 1955 EST, A MOONEY M20R, N2165Y, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT (MVY) VINEYARD HAVEN, MA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE AIRPORT (PVD), PROVIDENCE, RI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING THE VOR RUNWAY 6 APPROACH.

## 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 NYC03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA019), Nov 13, 2002: Mooney M20R (N2165Y), Vineyard Haven, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation during a missed approach, which resulted in a loss of control, and the airplane's subsequent impact with water. Factors included clouds, rain, and night lighting…

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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