# Accident 20031220033799A: Mooney M20E, Webb Lake, WI, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 14:05 local time
- Place: Webb Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9086° N, 92.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9086&lon=-92.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1275X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1275X-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 651 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220033799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AT HIGH SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE (APPROX 100-300' AGL), AIRCRAFT PULLED UP TO A PERCEIVED VERTICAL LINE THEN LEFT WING TUCKED UNDER AND AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES AND NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FROZEN LAKE AT AN APPROXIMATE 50-70 DEGREE ANGLE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. WEATHER AT THE CLOSED REPORTING POINT WAS: RZN 202055Z AUTO 17009KTS 10 CLR 2-6 A2983 AOZ

## 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 CHI04FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA045), Dec 20, 2003: Mooney 20E (N1275X), Webster, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate decision to conduct a low altitude flight maneuver without sufficient altitude to maintain clearance from the terrain. Low altitude flight and ostentatious display are…

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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