# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20E, 2004

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 DEN05LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA043.md): Mooney M20E · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2004 · N5550Q · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight decision making and inadvertent retraction of the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing. A contributing factor included the pilot's attention being diverted by the seized engine tachometer.
- [NTSB DEN05CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA020.md): Mooney M20E · Santa Rosa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2004 · N2695W · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance inspection which failed to detect the separation of the right P-lead, resulting in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DEN05CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA007.md): Mooney M20E · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2004 · N14DV · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing during a touch and go maneuver. Contributing factors were the excessive airspeed and descent rate during the approach.
- [NTSB FTW04CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA228.md): Mooney M20E · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2004 · N3379X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged distance and his failure to abort the landing. A factor was the prevailing tailwind.
- [NTSB ATL04CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA144.md): Mooney M-20E · Thomasville, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2004 · N77ET · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the airspeed and distance during approach to land that resulted in an undershoot and the subsequent collision with the ground.

## 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") = 2004
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870212'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870212&year=2004

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