# Accident 20130303002099A: Mooney M20E, Angel Fire, NM, March 3, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 3, 2013, 13:20 local time - Place: Angel Fire, NM - Airport: Angel Fire - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.4069° N, 105.2911° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4069&lon=-105.2911&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3484X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3484X-2015-05-20) (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: 4 - Fatal injuries: 4 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 500 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA183) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130303002099A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WEATHER DATA: 032035Z AUTO 24038G54KT 10SM CLR 08/M08 A2993 RMK A02 T0078103 MOONEY M20E, S/N 1156, N3484X, DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO (KAXX) AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 MST. ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PORPOISING AND APPEARED TO BE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES, THE RIGHT WING ROSE RAPIDLY, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE LEFT UNTIL THE NOSE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND AND THEN FLEW VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT KAXX ON 02/28/13 IN THE AFTERNOON. THE PIC PARKED AT PIERCE AIR AND WAS MET BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER. HE INQUIRED IF THE PIC WOULD BE PURCHASING FUEL. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE WEIGHT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THEIR DEPARTURE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD. THE AIRPORT MANAGER LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE FUEL LEFT ON BOARD ( APPROXIMATELY 23-25 GALLONS) AND ADVISED THE PIC THAT FOR PERFORMANCE REASONS IT WOULD BE BETTER TO NOT ADD ANY FUEL IN KAXX AND TO PLAN ON STOPPING IN LAS VEGAS, NM OR TUCUMCARI, NM FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL FOR THE TRIP HOME. THE AIRPORT MANAGER ALSO ADVISED THE PIC ON THE FORECAST WEATHER FOR KAXX ON SUNDAY AND SUGGESTED AN EARLY TAKEOFF OR WAITING UNTIL CLOSER TO SUNSET FOR REDUCED WINDS. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD, THE PIC AND THREE PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT 1300 MST, ADDED SIX GALLONS OF FUEL TO THE LEFT WING TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS. THE PIC SPOKE TO THE LINE ATTENDANT WHERE THE LINE ATTENDANT BRIEFED THE PIC ON THE CURRENT WEATHER, WINDS 240 31 G 48 AND THAT THE AIRPORT DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9,600 FT. THE LINE ATTENDANT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE PIC FROM DEPARTING. PIC ACKNOWLEDGED THE INFORMATION AND DEPARTED ## 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 CEN13FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA183), Mar 3, 2013: Mooney M20E (N3484X), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while flying in a turbulent mountain-wave environment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overconfidence in his ability to safely pilot the airplane in gusting… ## Other reports on N3484X (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010707023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707023119I), Jul 7, 2001: Mooney M20E (N3484X), Punta Gorda, FL. (-23) On July 7, 2001, at 1700 eastern time, a Mooney M20E, registered to thomas tedeschi, was in cruise flight at 7500 feet going from venice, Florida airport… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.