# Accident 20101222054729A: Mooney M20E, Colorado Spring, CO, December 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2010, 12:01 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8150° N, 104.6844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8150&lon=-104.6844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79869, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79869-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222054729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS 17L APPROACH TO COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT.  THE WEATHER WAS IMC.  THE LAST COMMUNICATION WAS THAT THE PILOT WAS GOING AROUND.  CONTACT WAS LOST AT THIS POINT AND A GROUND SEARCH LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT 400 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY CONSUMED BY FIRE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA124), Dec 22, 2010: Mooney M20E (N79869), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate an approach into weather conditions where the ceiling and visibility were below the minimums for the approach and where reported icing existed, in an airplane not…

## Other reports on N79869 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790513012579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513012579A), May 13, 1979: Mooney M20E (N79869), Hanksville, UT, Substantial damage. Made emergency landing in rough terrain after engine failure. Engine case separated. Aircraft over gross weight.

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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