# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20C, 2008

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 CEN09CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA104.md): Mooney M20C · Edgewood, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 26, 2008 · N1216X · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI08CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA283.md): Mooney M20C · Bolingbrook, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2008 · N5651Q · Substantial damage
  > The non-mechanical loss of engine power due to the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector prior to takeoff and the subsequent fuel starvation during takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA08LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA188.md): Mooney M20C · Wallace, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2008 · N21MY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when the engine failed to develop full power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to remove the intake plugs prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC08FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA298.md): Mooney M20C · Lawrenceburg, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2008 · N6480U · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB DFW08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA180.md): Mooney M20 · Rogers, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 9, 2008 · N7072V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision.
- [NTSB LAX08FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA068.md): Mooney M20C · Riverside, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2008 · N591BB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008
  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&year=2008

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