# Accident 20130401006049A: Mooney M20E, Guymon, OK, April 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Guymon, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7306° N, 101.6053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7306&lon=-101.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9330M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9330M-2018-01-10) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130401006049A

## Narrative

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

A PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED DEPARTED GUYMON, OKLAHOMA AT 12:07 LOCAL TIME WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND 800 FOOT OVERCAST SKIES DURING A COLD FRONT PASSAGE.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  BY 12:15 LOCAL THE MOONEY M20E AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 5 MILES NW OF THE RUNWAY IN A 70 DEGREE DIVE, WITH WINGS LEVEL IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 CEN13FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA217), Apr 1, 2013: Mooney M20E (N9330M), Guymon, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident…

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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