# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20C: In flight encounter with weather

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL03FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA137.md): Mooney M-20C · Monticello, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2003 · N2764W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance and collision with trees. A factor was low ceiling.
- [NTSB LAX03LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA271.md): Mooney M20C · Watsonville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2003 · N707JH · Substantial damage
  > the non-instrument rated pilot's intentional continuance of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA033.md): Mooney M20C · Sparta, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1997 · N78952 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decision and his inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors are self induced pressure, mountainous terrain, and low clouds.
- [NTSB FTW97LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA358.md): Mooney M20C · Pettigrew, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1997 · N7045V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision. Factors were the prevailing low ceilings, the inaccurate flight and navigation instruments as result of the failure of the engine accessories vacuum pump and the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the…
- [NTSB FTW93FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA055.md): Mooney M20C · Deridder, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1992 · N6878N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane in IMC. A factor was his lack of recent instrument flight experience.
- [NTSB DEN89LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA221.md): Mooney M20C · Neihart, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1989 · N3456X · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude. Related factors were: the high terrain and adverse weather conditions.
- [NTSB NYC87FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA063.md): Mooney M20C · Highgate, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1987 · N3496X · Destroyed
  > According to the surviving pax, a snowshower was enctrd, so the plt reversed course & diverted to another arpt. Drg a ngt apch to lnd, the pax noted a white light on the left side of the rwy. (A VASI light sys was installed for that rwy.) The plt aborted the…
- [NTSB DEN85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA014.md): Mooney M20C · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1984 · N558BQ · Destroyed
  > The a/c with a non-instrument rated pilot at the controls, departed the Cheyenne, WY airport at night in light snow showers. Several minutes later he crashed in an open field north of cheyene impact forces and a post acc fire dest the a/c. evidence indicated…
- [NTSB MKC84FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA281.md): Mooney M20C · New Blaine, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 6, 1984 · N9322V · Destroyed
  > Despite a wx briefing forecasting IMC and discouraging VFR flight, the non-instrument rated plt departed aprx 1 hour before the accident. Impact occurred in wooded rising terrain at an elevation of about 1,957 ft MSL at an aprx nose down attitude of 4 degs.…
- [NTSB CHI83LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA131.md): Mooney M20C · Solon Springs, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1983 · N5587Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that when he departed Solon Springs, WI at 2100 CST, the weather was windy, but the sky was clear. He landed at minneapolis, MN to pick up a passenger, then departed on a return flight to Solon. While returning, he encountered snow. The…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870208')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870208&occurrence=240

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