# Accident 20191025020419A: Mooney M20J, American Falls, ID, October 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7778° N, 112.8950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7778&lon=-112.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191025020419A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN HAD DEPARTED DUNSMUIR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (1O6) IN CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 25, 2019 ENROUTE TO BOIRE FIELD (KASH) IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE AIRMAN'S WIFE RECIEVED A TEXT FROM THE AIRMAN AT 10:26 AM EASTERN TIME STATING "IN THE AIR."

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:26 PM ON OCTOBER 25, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A FIELD NEAR AMERICAN FALLS, ID BY A PERSON DRIVING BY ON A NEARBY ROAD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

ON OCTOBER 26, 2019 THE FAA AND NTSB INSPECTORS ARRIVE ON SCENE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STALL/SPIN BASED ON THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND IMPACT SCARS. ANALYSIS OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER ARE PENDING.

## 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 WPR20FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA015), Oct 25, 2019: Mooney M20J (N201BJ), American Falls, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel onboard and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an aerodynamic stall following a total loss of engine power due…

## Other reports on N201BJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19990311020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990311020909I), Mar 11, 1999: Mooney M20J (N201BJ), Minot, ND. On March 11, 1999, at 1445 central standard time (CST), a Mooney 20 j, N201BJ, operated by a private pilot, landed without incident after the aircraft…

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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