# Accident 20141114020639A: Mooney M20C, Pagosa Springs, CO, November 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2014, 17:15 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Archuleta County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1461° N, 106.8278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1461&lon=-106.8278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6466U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6466U-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141114020639A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014 ABOUT 1730 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A MOONEY M20C, N6466U, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR STEVENS FIELD (KPSO), PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO, DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED,PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA051), Nov 15, 2014: Mooney M20C (N6466U), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to fly to the destination airport and into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his controlled flight into mountainous…

## Other reports on N6466U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760707017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707017919A), Jul 7, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6466U), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Downdraft encountered just off approach end of rwy. Gr hit 5 inch rwy lip.

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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