# Accident 20070708013799A: Mooney M20F, Brooks, KY, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 16:06 local time
- Place: Brooks, KY
- Airport: Brooks Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0394° N, 85.7900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0394&lon=-85.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9180V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180V-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708013799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 8, 2007, AT 1606 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20F, N9180V, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF BROOKS AIRPORT (73KY), BROOKS, KENTUCKY. IMPACT FORCES WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, CO-OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED ON JULY 12, 2007. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM HARRISBURG-RALEIGH AIRPORT (HSB), HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXTRON LYCOMING ENGINES CONDUCTED ON SCENE INVESTIGATIONS. ON JULY 12, 2007 THE WRECKAGE WAS RELEASED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

## 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 NYC07FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA159), Jul 8, 2007: Mooney M20F (N9180V), Brooks, KY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the exceedance of the airplane's maximum gross weight, and the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N9180V (1)

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

- [Incident 20000809030439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809030439I), Aug 9, 2000: Mooney M20F (N9180V), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] was giving flight instruction to[privacy data omitted]. While doing multiple touch and goes on runway 22L at Mather field,…

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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