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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Fox Lake, IL · July 28, 2004

Date: July 28, 2004 · 14:03 local
Place: Fox Lake, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N91381
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04FA198
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,350 total

N91381Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-3237 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Stephen cole, a private pilot, purchased the aircraft 10 days prior to the accident. Mr. Cole and certified flight instructor (CFI) johnathon wiens departed palwaukee airport (pwk) at 1352 CDT heading 320 degrees at 2500 feet MSL. Over the town of Fox Lake, Illinois the aircraft nosed up and rolled inverted and impacted the street. Both pilots suffered fatal injuries. A lake county sheriff was on scene within minutes. As he was controlling the crowd, the aircraft exploded injuring the officer with second and third degree burns to his face, arms, and hands.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. STEPHEN COLE, A PRIVATE PILOT, PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MR. COLE AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) JOHNATHON WIENS DEPARTED PALWAUKEE AIRPORT (PWK) AT 1352 CDT HEADING 320 DEGREES AT 2500 FEET MSL. OVER THE TOWN OF FOX LAKE, ILLINOIS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE STREET. BOTH PILOTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. A LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF WAS ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES. AS HE WAS CONTROLLING THE CROWD, THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED INJURING THE OFFICER WITH SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, ARMS, AND HANDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04FA198Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFox Lake, ILThe flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed which led to an inadvertent stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's unsuccessful remedial action during the course of the accident sequence. The slow flight performed was a factor.Jul 28, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N91381 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19980725017749AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Alexander City, ALAcft veered to the right on landing and could not correct rudder, pilot applied full power to takeoff, acft exited rwy to right. Acft sustained substantial damage. (.4) on July 25, 1998, about 1530 central daylight time, a Mooney M-20J, N91381, registered to…Jul 25, 1998 · Substantial damage