# Accident 20101025049319A: Mooney M20J, Lander, WY, October 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2010, 13:52 local time
- Place: Lander, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1617° N, 109.5600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1617&lon=-109.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201HF-2014-09-10) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101025049319A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 25, 2010, AT ABOUT 1352 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT); N201HF, A MOONEY MODEL 20J AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR LANDER, WY.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED JACKSON HOLE, WY (KJAC)AIRPORT ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN TO PIERRE, SD (KPIR) AIRPORT.   INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A WEEK-LONG SEARCH AFTER IT WAS LOST FROM GROUND BASED COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR TRACKING FACILITIES.ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010 THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 11,100 FOOT LEVEL IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAIN RANGE, WY.  THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT.  THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 WPR11FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA032), Oct 25, 2010: Mooney M20J (N201HF), Lander, WY, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart into known adverse weather conditions over mountainous terrain, which required operation near the limits of the airplane's performance capability and which resulted in…

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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