# Accident 20031004024899A: Mooney M20J, Skull Valley, UT, October 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2003
- Place: Skull Valley, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6286° N, 112.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6286&lon=-112.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201KM-2004-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004024899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 10/04/2003 AT 1300 HOURS PILOT VAUGHN KINDER CERTIFICATE #2738249, WITH 3 PAX ONBOARD WERE EVALUATING RAPTOR NESTING IN A BLM WILDERNESS AREA AND DURING THE FLIGHT HIT A MOUNTAIN AT 5300 FEET. CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (CFIT). THE PILOT AND ONE PAX WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE OTHER 2 PAX WERE FATALITIES.

## 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 DEN04FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA003), Oct 4, 2003: Mooney M20J (N201KM), Grantsville, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual outlook during low level flight maneuvers that resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.

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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