# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20C, FL

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 ERA22LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA099.md): Mooney M20C · Southeast Arcadia, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 1, 2022 · N79396 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence for this investigation.
- [NTSB ERA18FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA030.md): Mooney M20C · Starke, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2017 · N6894N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing was the pilot's lack of instrument currency and his self-induced pressure to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ERA17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA284.md): Mooney M20C · Palm Coast, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2017 · N6833N · Substantial damage
  > A crack in the No. 4 cylinder head, which resulted in engine roughness, a fuel leak, a loss of engine power, and the subsequent in-flight fire.
- [NTSB GAA17CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA481.md): Mooney M20C · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2017 · N2596W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distraction before landing by a helicopter that was transitioning to the airport and his subsequent failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB ERA12CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA348.md): Mooney M20C · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 19, 2012 · N2610W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA013.md): Mooney M20C · Marathon, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2009 · N2558Y · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA03LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA089.md): Mooney M20C · Lakeland, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2003 · N2652W · Minor damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout of the pilot and the ground marshaller resulting in the ground marshaller being struck by the wing of the taxiing airplane and receiving serious injury.
- [NTSB MIA02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA020.md): Mooney M20C · High Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2001 · N6753U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and failure to ensure sufficient fuel was available to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and damage to the aircraft when it collided with a fence during the landing…
- [NTSB MIA01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA210.md): Mooney M20C · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2001 · N78933 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the mechanic who installed the carburetor after overhaul to safety the throttle linkage at the carburetor per an Airworthiness Directive resulting in separation of the throttle linkage and subsequent partial loss of engine power. Contributing…
- [NTSB MIA01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA057.md): Mooney M-20C · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2001 · N6807N · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly reconnect the aircraft's elevator control system, resulting in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator control and jamming of the rudder control during climb, the subsequent in-flight loss of control, and…
- [NTSB MIA96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA120.md): Mooney M20C · St Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1996 · N9206V · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of traffic pattern position reports from the Christian Eagle, due to the…
- [NTSB MIA92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA149.md): Mooney M20C · Pass-A-Grille, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1992 · N9379A · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB MIA92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA050.md): Mooney M-20C · Plant City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1991 · N7866V · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power (nonmechanical) for undetermined reasons. This resulted in a forced landing to an unsuitable landing area and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA91FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA057.md): Mooney M20C · Pensacola, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1990 · N6600U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A factor in the accident was the pilot's medical condition.
- [NTSB MIA91FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA008.md): Mooney M20C · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1990 · N1389W · Substantial damage
  > Malfunction of both magnetos due to deterioration of the coils, failure of maintenance personnel to comply with an airworthiness directive, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout while on an approach for an emergency landing. Factors…
- [NTSB MIA90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA040.md): Mooney M20 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1989 · N6879N · Destroyed
  > Partial loss of engine power for an unknown reason.
- [NTSB MIA86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA143.md): Mooney M20C · Starke, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1986 · N6926V · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that during landing, he lost directional control of the acft due to crosswinds. He attempted to abort the landing, however, the landing gear contacted a cattle fence which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the terrain. The acft was…
- [NTSB MIA86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA021.md): Mooney M20C · Starke, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1985 · N79386 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that after takeoff while climbing through 15 ft AGL the eng sputtered and lost pwr momentarily. Full pwr was regained but the acft had lost altitude and could not climb to clear trees at the departure end of the rwy. The acft then veered left,…
- [NTSB MIA81DLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA06.md): Mooney M20C · Bunnell, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 4, 1980 · N3603H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA07.md): Mooney M20C · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 27, 1978 · N7092V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD83.md): Mooney M20C · Groveland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1976 · N6906V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76AM049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM049.md): Mooney M20C · Cross City, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 1, 1975 · N78974 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76FKT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT20.md): Mooney M20C · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1975 · N6332Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FKT60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKT60.md): Mooney M20C · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 3, 1975 · N6577U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DLA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA18.md): Mooney M20C · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1974 · N6673U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DLD95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD95.md): Mooney M20C · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 9, 1974 · N9263V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74DLA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA33.md): Mooney M20E · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 20, 1974 · N7105U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKT76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT76.md): Mooney M20C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 1, 1973 · N2749W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM033.md): Mooney M20C · Cottondale, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 9, 1971 · N2617W · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71DLA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA37.md): Mooney M20C · Starke, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 18, 1971 · N591BB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLD18.md): Mooney M20C · Gotha, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 11, 1970 · N6453U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0375.md): Mooney M20C · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 11, 1969 · N6899U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0507.md): Mooney M20C · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1968 · N9286M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68D0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0353.md): Mooney M20C · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1967 · N5951Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68D0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0258.md): Mooney M20C · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1967 · N9745M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0511.md): Mooney M20C · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 12, 1967 · N9689M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0417.md): Mooney M20C · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1967 · N5941Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0256.md): Mooney M20C · W.Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1966 · N1215X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0222.md): Mooney M20C · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1966 · N6514U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0293.md): Mooney M20C · Immokalee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1965 · N1343W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0229.md): Mooney M20C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1965 · N7866V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0079.md): Mooney M20C · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1965 · N7855V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA65D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0084.md): Mooney M20C · Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 10, 1965 · N6239U · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1469.md): Mooney M2OC · Anna Maria Is, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 26, 1964 · N6422U · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870208'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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