# Accident 20191024018429A: Mooney M20A, Summit Point, WV, October 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Summit Point, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2531° N, 77.9611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2531&lon=-77.9611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8354E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8354E-2022-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191024018429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA20FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA019), Oct 24, 2019: Mooney M20A (N8354E), Summit Point, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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