20190529005379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Cape May, NJ · May 29, 2019

Date
May 29, 2019 · 11:21 local
Place
Cape May, NJ
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19FA184
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total17 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot flew extremely low and fast over the water, shoreline, boats and people for approximately 20 minutes before impacting the water and sinking.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FLEW EXTREMELY LOW AND FAST OVER THE WATER, SHORELINE, BOATS AND PEOPLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE IMPACTING THE WATER AND SINKING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.