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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Summit Point, WV · October 24, 2019

Date: October 24, 2019 · 16:30 local
Place: Summit Point, WV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8354E
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20FA019
Reported as: Mooney M20A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

N8354ERegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2022 · Mooney M20AS/N 1615 · Built 1960 Airframe modelMooney M20A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed from martinsburg airport (mrb), WV and flew 16 minutes prior to crashing in a field near 267

Hawthorne ave Summit Point, WV. The aircraft caught fire and was subsequently destroyed. All occupants on board sustained fatal injuries. Aircraft was fueled at mrb and no issues noted with quality of fuel.

METAR: kmrb 242100Z auto 15005KT 10SM clr 19/03 A3023 rmk T01900030 madishf

Mrb

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM MARTINSBURG AIRPORT (MRB), WV AND FLEW 16 MINUTES PRIOR TO CRASHING IN A FIELD NEAR 267

HAWTHORNE AVE SUMMIT POINT, WV. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. ALL OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT MRB AND NO ISSUES NOTED WITH QUALITY OF FUEL.

METAR: KMRB 242100Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3023 RMK T01900030 MADISHF

MRB

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA20FA019Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSummit Point, WVThe pilot’s decision to conduct a practice stall maneuver at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate altitude remaining in which to recover before impacting terrain.Oct 24, 2019 · Destroyed