# Accident 20141027020429A: Mooney M20F, Boulder, CO, October 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2014, 06:54 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.2256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.2256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3539X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539X-2015-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141027020429A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 27, 2014, AT 06:54 MDT AIRCRAFT N3539X, A MOONEY M20F, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR BOULDER AIRPORT, CO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.

## 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 CEN15FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA030), Oct 27, 2014: Mooney M20 (N3539X), Boulder, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined by the postaccident examination, which was limited due to impact damage and postcrash fire.

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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