# Accident 20140711012339A: Mooney M20M, Greenwood, IN, July 11, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 11, 2014, 14:20 local time - Place: Greenwood, IN - Airport: Greenwood Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.6147° N, 86.0914° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6147&lon=-86.0914&mi=10 - Aircraft: N72FG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72FG-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M - Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA356) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711012339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 11, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EASTERN TIME, A MOONEY M20M, N72FG CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE GREENWOOD INDIANA AIRPORT (HFY). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES AND A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS OPERATING AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GREENWOOD, INDIANA ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WITH A DESTINATION OF EAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGGG) LOCATED IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING A DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 19 THE AIRCRAFT, WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100-150 FEET AND CONTINUED ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 180 EVENTUALLY DESCENDING INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROOF OF A GARAGE LOCATED BEHIND A HOUSE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GREENWOOD INDIANA. THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND PRIOR TO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. GROUND SCARING INDICATED TWO PROPELLER STRIKES ROUGHLY 30 INCHES APART. THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTINUED THROUGH THE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE GARAGE AND WAS FOUND IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT WING, TAIL SECTION AND ENGINE STILL ATTACHED. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE BULK HEAD AND THE ENGINE WAS LYING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND TURNED 50° LEFT OF CENTER. THE ENGINE APPEARED INTACT WITH THE PROPELLER EXHIBITING DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A LOW POWER SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE OIL DIP STICK WAS OBSERVED UNSECURED WITHIN ITS HOUSING; NO OIL WAS PRESENT ON THE DIP STICK OR ON THE GROUND. THE OIL FILTER WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED. OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY OF THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR WERE VERIFIED THROUGH THE FUSELAGE UP TO THE CENTER WING AREA. THE LOWER INTERNAL CENTER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WAS EXAMINED; FLAP CONTROL, LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL LINKAGE AND FUEL SELECTOR VALVE PLUMPING ALL APPEARED NORMAL. OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY FROM THE CENTER WING AREA UP TO THE CONTROL WHEEL AND RUDDER PEDALS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. THE LEFT FLAP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WING BUT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. THE INNER SECTION OF THE LEFT AILERON REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE WING HOWEVER; OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. THE FUEL FILTER BOWL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED; NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. ## 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 CEN14FA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA356), Jul 11, 2014: Mooney M20M (N72FG), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal… ## Other reports on N72FG (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20101117053329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117053329I), Nov 17, 2010: Mooney M20M (N72FG), Deer Valley, AZ, No damage. This inspector investigated this incident which occured on 11/17/2010 at the Deer Valley airport (kdvt). This inspector accompanied by inspectors [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. 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