From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 1, 2009 at approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Mooney model M20C single engine airplane, N7774M, was destroyed on impact with terrain following loss of control while over Kiowa, CO. The private pilot was fatally injured. The weather at the time of the accident was clear and calm and the visibility was unlimited.. The aircraft was completely destroyed upon impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY MODEL M20C SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N7774M, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE OVER KIOWA, CO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR AND CALM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED.. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED UPON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.