# Accident 20040804023219A: Mooney M20J, Olney, TX, August 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: Olney, TX
- Airport: Olney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3347° N, 98.8169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3347&lon=-98.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1050W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1050W-2016-08-11) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804023219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ONY. OVERHEAD 360 TYPE APPROACH OVERSHOT FINAL, OVER CORRECTED, RESULTING IN CLASSIC STALL/SPIN KILLING ALL ON BOARD. POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA206), Aug 4, 2004: Mooney M20J (N1050W), Olney, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

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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