# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J, MA

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 ERA23FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA077.md): Mooney M20J · Falmouth, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 2, 2022 · N3515H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the sun glare, which impaired the pilot's visibility and situational awareness.
- [NTSB NYC07FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA130.md): Mooney M20J · Canton, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2007 · N4126H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB NYC06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA101.md): Mooney M20J · Norwood, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 2006 · N201BD · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance, which resulted in a fatigue fracture of the dual magneto mounting flange, and a subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC95FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA031.md): Mooney M20J · Brewster, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1994 · N5681Y · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a missed approach. A factor related to the accident was: the deteriorating weather condition with a low ceiling and rain.
- [NTSB BFO94FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA091.md): Mooney M20J · Edgartown, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1994 · N4393H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that failed to remove the pitot tube cover which led to loss of control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB BFO94FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA008.md): Mooney MO-20J · Seekonk, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1993 · N4224H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate in flight planning/decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions after the engine's dry air vacuum pump failed and the pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach. A factor in the accident was the…
- [NTSB NYC91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA226.md): Mooney M20J · Nantucket, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1991 · N296TH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's descent below the ILS glide path and his delay in initiating a missed approach which resulted in collision with the terrain.

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

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

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