# Accident 20080427835469A: Mooney M20J, Howell, MI, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 19:15 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Spencer J. H
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6381° N, 83.9922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6381&lon=-83.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4513H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4513H-2009-01-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 110 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427835469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 31 AT KOZW THE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED. PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 900' NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31.

## 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 CHI08CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA116), Apr 27, 2008: Mooney M20J (N4513H), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall and low airspeed while maneuvering back to the departure airport after the baggage door opened in flight. An additional cause was the plot's diverted attention to the opening of…

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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