# Accident 20230614017879A: Mooney M20R, Watertown, WI, June 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2023, 09:04 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2082° N, 88.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2082&lon=-88.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1025C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1025C-2023-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230614017879A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14TH, 2023 AT 0904 CDT A MOONEY M20R, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO MSN AIRPORT RADAR DATA THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 2900FT BEFORE RAPIDLY DECENDING. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RYV AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER RECIEVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN23FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA239), Jun 14, 2023: Mooney M20R (N1025C), Watertown, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation while operating in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the prohibited…

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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