# Accident 20160728011689A: Mooney M20J, Holmen, WI, July 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2016, 11:45 local time
- Place: Holmen, WI
- Airport: Lacrosse, Wi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9789° N, 91.2136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9789&lon=-91.2136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54PM-2017-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011689A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 2016, AT 1145 CST A MOONEY M20J, N54PM, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ON DESCENT TO LACROSSE, WI (LSE). THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  INSTRUMENT  METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN16FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA295), Jul 28, 2016: Mooney M20J (N54PM), Holmen, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during an instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument flight proficiency.

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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