# Accident 20250727010839A: Mooney M20J, Nampa, ID, July 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2025, 17:40 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5852° N, 116.5397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5852&lon=-116.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5764H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5764H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250727010839A

## Narrative

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

JULY 27, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:40 MDT TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A MOONEY M20J TOOK-OFF FROM THE NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMAN) ON RUNWAY 29. THE AIRCRAFTS AIRSPEED AT TAKE-OFF APPEARED NORMAL AT 68KTS WITH THE AIRCRAFT A FEW POUNDS UNDER MTOW HOWEVER, THE AIRSPEED DECREASED AFTER TAKE-OFF.

THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A VERY SLOW LEFT HAND TURN AND CONTINUED A SHALLOW CLIMB AS THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 57KT. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 250’AGL AS THE RATE OF TURN DRAMATICALLY INCREASED BY 180 DEGREES WITHIN 30 SECONDS (TWICE THE RATE OF A STANDARD 2-MINUTE TURN)

A VIDEO RECEIVED FROM A WITNESS AND TURNED OVER TO THE FAA IIC VIA THE NAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STALL FROM ABOUT 300’AGL AS THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO INCREASE MOMENTARILY TO 67KTS BEFORE UNOFFICIAL ADS-B DATA WAS LOST. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN BY THE FIRST PERSON ON SCENE, THE DOOR HANDLE WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE AFT LATCH BOLT DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AND UNRESOLVED NAV/HEADING AUTOPILOT ISSUE.

## 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 WPR25FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA225), Jul 27, 2025: Mooney M20J (N5764H), Nampa, ID, substantial damage, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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