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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Bartow, FL · February 13, 2020

Date: February 13, 2020 · 11:25 local
Place: Bartow, FL
Airport: Bartow
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1149T
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20FA101
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,580 total

N1149TRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2022 · Mooney M20JS/N 24-1215 · Built 1981 Airframe modelMooney M20J Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted And his wife departed from spruce creek airport on 02/13/2020 at approximately 1050 hours, and arrived at Bartow Airport at approximately 1135 hours.

Witness stated that the aircraft made a hard right turn and then a steep left turn then it appeared to have stalled. The aircraft impacted the ground around 1135 am. Upon the arrival of the polk county fire department they stated that there was no fuel leaking out of aircraft and no sign of fire. The polk county sheriff department stated that both occupants of the aircraft appeared to be deceased.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS WIFE DEPARTED FROM SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT ON 02/13/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 HOURS, AND ARRIVED AT BARTOW AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 HOURS.

WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN AND THEN A STEEP LEFT TURN THEN IT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AROUND 1135 AM. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE POLK COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING OUT OF AIRCRAFT AND NO SIGN OF FIRE. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT STATED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE DECEASED.

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 ERA20FA101Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBartow, FLThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude due to a possible distraction in the cockpit for which the reason was undetermined.Feb 13, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1149T · 1

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

Incident 20160324003749ITaxi · Port Orange, FLOn March 24, 2016, at approximately 10:14 am local time, the PIC of N1149T taxied with a passenger on board from his hangar to a friends hangar on taxiway foxtrott towards taxiway lima at Spruce Creek Airport, 7FL6. The pilot felt the aircraft making contact…Mar 24, 2016 · Minor damage