# Accident 20070604008909A: Mooney M20J, Canton, MA, June 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2007, 14:11 local time
- Place: Canton, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1750° N, 71.1644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1750&lon=-71.1644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4126H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4126H-2008-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,590 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070604008909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON AN IFR APPROACH TO OWD 1.5 MILES FROM RUNWAY, TOWER CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PITCH UP AND THEN DROP NOSE DOWN INTO THE WOODS. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. NOTE: THIS REPORT IS AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION WHEN IT WILL THEN BE AMENDED.(-23 AMENDMENT) NOTE: 07/23/07 AMENDED AND CLOSED WITH NO CHANGES, NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE ADDED.

## 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 NYC07FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA130), Jun 4, 2007: Mooney M20J (N4126H), Canton, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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