20141112020089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Clines Corners, NM · November 12, 2014

Date: November 12, 2014 · 17:35 local
Place: Clines Corners, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N231JF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA044
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total90 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N231JFRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2018 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0075 · Built 1979 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 12, 2014 at 1735 MDT, a Mooney M20K bearing registration number N231JF, registered to ki aircraft LLC, flew into icing conditions with subsequently stall/spin and inpacted the ground north of Clines Corners, NM. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from amarillo, TX on November 12, 2014 at 1715 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2014 AT 1735 MDT, A MOONEY M20K BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N231JF, REGISTERED TO KI AIRCRAFT LLC, FLEW INTO ICING CONDITIONS WITH SUBSEQUENTLY STALL/SPIN AND INPACTED THE GROUND NORTH OF CLINES CORNERS, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AMARILLO, TX ON NOVEMBER 12, 2014 AT 1715 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15FA044Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportClines Corners, NMThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known deteriorating weather conditions and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which ultimately resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the…Nov 13, 2014 · Destroyed

Other reports on N231JF · 2

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

Incident 19891027043499IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Elgin, KSEngine failed en route. Forced landing. Gear damaged from hard landing. Found crankshaft broken.Oct 27, 1989 · Minor damage Incident 19881102060789ITouch And Go Landing · Longmont, COForgot to lower landing gear while attempting touch and go landing. Landed gear up. Minor damage to aircraft.Nov 2, 1988 · Minor damage