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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Cuchara, CO · September 13, 2012

Date: September 13, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place: Cuchara, CO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N58119
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12FA639
Reported as: Mooney M20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N58119Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2012 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1646 Airframe modelMooney M20J

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What happened

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On 09/13/2012 at approximately 0905 hrs. MDT, N58119, a Mooney model M20J aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain near teddy's peak, in the san isabel national forest, CO. The two occupants on board sustained fatal injuries. Weather at the time in this mountainous area was unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/13/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 HRS. MDT, N58119, A MOONEY MODEL M20J AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR TEDDY'S PEAK, IN THE SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST, CO. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME IN THIS MOUNTAINOUS AREA WAS UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12FA639Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportTeddys Peak, COThe pilot's decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions, including fog and mountain obscuration, and his failure to maintain clearance with known rising terrain along the route of flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Sep 13, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N58119 · 1

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

Incident 20001119018499ILevel Off Touchdown · Chapel Hill, NC(-23) While conducting an IFR approach to igx, the pilot flying lowered the landing gear and prepared for a landing. The non-flying pilot,[privacy data omitted]was looking outside the aircraft to make a visual contact with the runway. When he was unable to…Nov 19, 2000 · Minor damage