# Accident 20120913021159A: Mooney M20J, Cuchara, CO, September 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cuchara, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0605° N, 105.3120° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0605&lon=-105.3120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58119-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA639](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA639) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120913021159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12FA639](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA639), Sep 13, 2012: Mooney M20J (N58119), Teddys Peak, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N58119 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001119018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001119018499I), Nov 19, 2000: Mooney M20J (N58119), Chapel Hill, NC, Minor damage. (-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…

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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