# Accident 20090201000679A: Mooney M20C, Kiowa, CO, February 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2196° N, 104.5307° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2196&lon=-104.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7774M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7774M-2010-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 231 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201000679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA147), Feb 1, 2009: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Elbert, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N7774M (5)

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

- [Incident 19970527022379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527022379I), May 27, 1997: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Scottsbluff, NE. After many ILS errors and three missed approaches. Finally made landing safely. Pilot lack of IFR skill a factor.
- [Incident 19961130042119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130042119I), Nov 30, 1996: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Distracted on approach. Failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19791209047739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047739I), Dec 9, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted gear during landing roll. Damaged prop, nose cowl and gear doors.
- [Incident 19790710018709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018709I), Jul 10, 1979: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for landing. Needle bearing in actuator transmission jammed ring gear.
- [Incident 19780927020369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927020369I), Sep 27, 1978: Mooney M20C (N7774M), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. During instructional flight and after 5 touch and goes they failed to extend gear.

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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