# Accident 20190529005379A: Mooney M20J, Cape May, NJ, May 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2019, 11:21 local time
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9256° N, 74.9431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9256&lon=-74.9431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201DG-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 17 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190529005379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA19FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA184), May 29, 2019: Mooney M20J (N201DG), Cape May, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into water as an act of suicide.

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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