# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J: In flight collision with object

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 NYC04FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA127.md): Mooney M20J · Oxford, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 2004 · N5763W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during an instrument approach, which resulted in a collision with trees prior to the runway. Factors were nighttime conditions and cloud cover.
- [NTSB MIA01FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA151.md): Mooney M-20J · Monroe, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2001 · N4780H · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to avoid objects, resulting in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain during uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the improper approach to land and his failure to…
- [NTSB ATL00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA024.md): Mooney M20J · Odessa, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2000 · N201RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor was the utility pole.
- [NTSB CHI99LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA280.md): Mooney M20J · Gainesville, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1999 · N11652 · Destroyed
  > the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and all available runway exceeded by the pilot. The trees and power lines were contributing factors.
- [NTSB CHI99LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA225.md): Mooney M20J · Harbor Springs, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1999 · N201HG · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty winds, wind shear, and the trees.
- [NTSB NYC98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA072.md): Mooney M20J · Avoca, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1998 · N1173N · Substantial damage
  > a bird strike.
- [NTSB CHI90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA160.md): Mooney M20J/201 · Kelleys Island, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N1172G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects during a go-around. Factor was unfavorable wind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL90FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA128.md): Mooney M20J · Andrews, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1990 · N201SE · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance over high terrain. Darkness and high terrain were related factors.
- [NTSB FTW89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA085.md): Mooney M20J · Jasper, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1989 · N201TP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's misjudgement of his altitude. Factors related to the accident were: light conditions at dawn and ground fog in the area, which resulted in the pilot's lack of visual perception.
- [NTSB FTW88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA124.md): Mooney M20J · Portland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1988 · N201ZP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot dragged the lower empennage on the runway during the takeoff rotation. A premature liftoff resulted and the aircraft recontacted the runway twice before the aircraft passed the runway end. Thereafter, the aircraft collided with a powerline before…
- [NTSB LAX83FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA138.md): Mooney M20J · Chatsworth, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1983 · N8201V · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with powerlines 177 AGL during flt in adverse weather. About 2 miles from the site of the powerline collision the acft had collided with hilly terrain about 500 ft higher than the powerline. The pilot had received a weather briefing and…

## 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 ('5870219')
    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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870219&occurrence=220

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