# Accident 20141112020089A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Clines Corners, NM, November 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2014, 17:35 local time
- Place: Clines Corners, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1094° N, 105.7208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1094&lon=-105.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231JF-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112020089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA044), Nov 13, 2014: Mooney M20K (N231JF), Clines Corners, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N231JF (2)

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

- [Incident 19891027043499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891027043499I), Oct 27, 1989: Mooney M20K (N231JF), Elgin, KS, Minor damage. Engine failed en route. Forced landing. Gear damaged from hard landing. Found crankshaft broken.
- [Incident 19881102060789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102060789I), Nov 2, 1988: Mooney M20K (N231JF), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear while attempting touch and go landing. Landed gear up. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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