# Accident 20040728018989A: Mooney M20J, Fox Lake, IL, July 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2004, 14:03 local time
- Place: Fox Lake, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3853° N, 88.1603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3853&lon=-88.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91381-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040728018989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA198), Jul 28, 2004: Mooney M20J (N91381), Fox Lake, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N91381 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980725017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017749A), Jul 25, 1998: Mooney M20J (N91381), Alexander City, AL, Substantial damage. Acft 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…

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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