# Accident 20060727016049A: Mooney M20J, Newlight, LA, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 00:47 local time
- Place: Newlight, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0511° N, 91.4647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0511&lon=-91.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577RS-2009-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727016049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 27 AUGUST, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 00:47 CST, N577RS, A MOONEY, M20J, IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR CONTACT APPROXIMATELY 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE MONROE, LA VOR. ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE VIA RADIO FAILED. LOST AIRCRAFT PROCEDURES WERE ACTIVATED, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LAST KNOWN RADAR FIX. THE WEATHER IN THE VICINITY AND ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT AT THAT TIME OF THE DISAPPEARANCE WAS MODERATE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PIC WAS AWARE OF AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO FILING AND ACTIVATING THE FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 DFW06FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA193), Jul 27, 2006: Mooney M20J (N577RS), Newellton, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms, the dark night conditions, and Air Traffic Control's failure to issue hazardous…

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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