# Accident 20120612013009A: Mooney M20F, Hooker, OK, June 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2012, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hooker, OK
- Airport: Hooker Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8503° N, 101.2217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8503&lon=-101.2217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6455Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6455Q-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120612013009A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515, N6455Q, A MOONEY M20F, CRASHED IN A FIELD OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17 AT HOOKER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HOOKER, OKLAHOMA.  THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF AND STARTED LOSING POWER AS HE RETRACTED THE GEAR BUT COULD NOT REMAIN AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND CAME TO REST 35 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT.  DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENGINE, FIREWALL BOTH WINGS.  THE FUSELAGE AND TAIL WERE BENT TO THE RIGHT.  BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

## 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 CEN12LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA368), Jun 12, 2012: Mooney M20F (N6455Q), Hooker, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control after a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of…

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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