# Accident 20241017017339A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Elizabeth, LA, October 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Elizabeth, LA
- Airport: Wc Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8520° N, 92.8112° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8520&lon=-92.8112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231MW-2025-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017017339A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND PIC EXECUTED A GO AROUND.  ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA021), Oct 17, 2024: Mooney M20K (N231MW), Elizabeth, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to set the engine fuel mixture to the required setting, which resulted in reduced engine power during a go-around and subsequent impact with trees. Contributing to the accident,…

## Other reports on N231MW (2)

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

- [Incident 20030328005139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328005139I), Mar 28, 2003: Mooney M20K (N231MW), Grants, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On March 28, 2003, at 1850 MST, a Mooney M-20K, N231MW, operated by the owner, lost power while in cruise during a personal cross-country flight near…
- [Accident 19870430013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430013169A), Apr 30, 1987: Mooney M20K (N231MW), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation on ILS short final. Struck building. Fuel selector on empty tank. Not signed off for filing IFR.

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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