# Accident 20190508004189A: Mooney M20J, Moose Lake, MN, May 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Moose Lake, MN
- Airport: Moose Lake Carlton County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4233° N, 92.8056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4233&lon=-92.8056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111JP-2021-09-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,182 total, 9 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190508004189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 AT 1630 INTO A SNOW STORM, AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AT 1830 05/08/2019 AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND 05/09/2019 0600, 1200 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 22 CENTER LINE IN THE MOOSE HORN RIVER.

## 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 CEN19FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA139), May 8, 2019: Mooney M20J (N111JP), Moose Lake, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after departing into a snowstorm.

## Other reports on N111JP (1)

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

- [Incident 19970214006499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970214006499I), Feb 14, 1997: Mooney M20C (N111JP), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported the landing gear failed to extend for landing at the millville, NJ airport. The pilot stated after unsuccessful attempts to…

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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