# Accident 20040906022139A: Mooney M20D, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2775° N, 107.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2775&lon=-107.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1907Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1907Y-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906022139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 N1907Y A MOONEY 20D DEPARTING RUNWAY 19, 2V1 STEVENS FIELD, PAGOSA SPRINGS IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED. THE PIC SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. FAA DATABASE INDICATED THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 2600 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 240 FEET LEFT OF CENTER LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 2800 FEET FROM TAKE OFF ROLL. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 A LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO LAKE HAVASU FOR THE OWNER, BUT DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES, HE ELECTED NOT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF EARLY, REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 20 TO 50 FEET, WENT LEFT OF RUNWAY, TOUCHED DOWN, WENT AIRBORNE THEN IMPACTED A CEMENT COLVERT, FLIPPED OVER AND EXPLODED.

## 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 DEN04FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA134), Sep 6, 2004: Mooney M20D (N1907Y), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, and the rough and uneven runway surface.

## Other reports on N1907Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19990330019089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330019089I), Mar 30, 1999: Mooney M20D (N1907Y), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Minor damage. (-5)Mooney N1907Y sustained minor damage to the underside skin and to the propeller when the pilot was attempting to land the aircraft at an airport, after…
- [Incident 19910514022279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514022279I), May 14, 1991: Mooney M20D (N1907Y), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. On climbout the muffler bracket broke and flame from exhaust melted cowl and hose.

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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