# Accident 20170202000759A: Mooney M20C, Ellendale, MN, February 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2017, 19:50 local time
- Place: Ellendale, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8981° N, 93.3486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8981&lon=-93.3486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9149V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9149V-2020-04-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170202000759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM DLH TO ONA.  SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM DLH, ATC WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT.  AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO CLIMB TO 9000 FEET.  AFTER REACHING 9000 FEET, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB.

AMENDMENT:  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR ELLENDALE, MN WITH THE GEAR UP.

## 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 CEN17LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA101), Feb 3, 2017: Mooney M20C (N9149V), Ellendale, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s incapacitation from carbon monoxide poisoning in flight due to cracks in the exhaust muffler, which resulted in the airplane’s continued flight until it ran out of fuel and its subsequent…

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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