# Accident 20120226005629A: Mooney M20E, San Antonio, TX, February 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2012, 17:10 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3211° N, 98.4597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3211&lon=-98.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9224M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9224M-2017-06-15) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120226005629A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012, AT 17:10 HOURS, A MOONEY M20E OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC (DESTROYED) DAMAGED.THE PILOT, FI, PRIVATE & ATP RATED, AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN STINSON AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HOURS.

## 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 CEN12FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA170), Feb 26, 2012: Mooney M20E (N9224M), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent overboost of the turbocharged engine during initial climb, which resulted in detonation and a partial loss of engine power followed by the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed…

## Other reports on N9224M (4)

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

- [Incident 19970418017369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418017369I), Apr 18, 1997: Mooney M20E (N9224M), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 18, 1997, at approximately 03:05 pm CDT at San Antonio International Airport. Mr. Frederick a. pillet holder of commercial pilot…
- [Incident 19830108006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108006809I), Jan 8, 1983: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Rushmore, MN. Pilot landed on highway due to low fuel and deteriorating weather. Failed to proceed to alternate as flight planned
- [Incident 19820220012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220012319I), Feb 20, 1982: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Sharpsville, IN, Minor damage. Engine RPM decreased. Landed in field. Flexible coupling to air induction box partially collapsed. Icing present.
- [Incident 19791104056639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104056639I), Nov 4, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9224M), Hamilton, OH, Minor damage. Gear collapsed during landing roll. Pilot failed to check the gear down and locked indicator. Warning horn faulty.

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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