# Accident 20200213004399A: Mooney M20J, Bartow, FL, February 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2020, 11:25 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Bartow
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9542° N, 81.7714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9542&lon=-81.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1149T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1149T-2022-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200213004399A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 ERA20FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA101), Feb 13, 2020: Mooney M20J (N1149T), Bartow, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1149T (1)

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

- [Incident 20160324003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160324003749I), Mar 24, 2016: Mooney M20J (N1149T), Port Orange, FL, Minor damage. On 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…

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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