# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J, MN 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 CEN19FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA139.md): Mooney M20J · Moose Lake, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 8, 2019 · N111JP · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after departing into a snowstorm. - [NTSB CHI07LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA211.md): Mooney M20J · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2007 · N4785H · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the embankment and the fence. - [NTSB CHI02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA154.md): Mooney M20J · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2002 · N201Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted landing. - [NTSB CHI97FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA058.md): Mooney M20J · Cottage Grove, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1997 · N1160G · Destroyed > failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during an ILS approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the IFR weather conditions, the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience, and the pilot's lack of familiarity in flying the accident… - [NTSB CHI92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA040.md): Mooney M20J · Morris, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1991 · N201QB · Substantial damage > Failure to maintain proper glidepath. A factor related to the accident is the failure to perform remedial action, the dark night, and the snow shower in progress at the time. - [NTSB CHI88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA154.md): Mooney M20J · Thief Rvr Falls, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1988 · N11652 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI83LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA257.md): Mooney M20J · St. Paul, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1983 · N201FC · Substantial damage > The CFI stated that the student (private pilot) was informed of a crosswind condition after the acft was established on the base leg. The CFI stated that after touchdown the acft yawed sharply to the left and proceeded toward the grass area adjacent to the… - [NTSB CHI83LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA153.md): Mooney M20J · Warren, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1983 · N1170G · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing a short field takeoff. The acft came off the ground nose high at low airspeed. At about 40 feetagl the pilot retracted the landing gear and while doing this he inadvertantly raised the flaps. The acft mushed back tothe surface. The… - [NTSB CHI82DA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA218.md): Mooney M20J · Duluth, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 20, 1982 · N201EC · Destroyed > Plt wx briefed at 2148 by kenora fss, ontario, Canada. Area & terminal forecasts indicated VFR conds to exist at Duluth. Subsequently, at 2151, Duluth arpt notamed closed, all rwy & approach lites out. The ILS rwy 9 g/s later went out of service, but not… - [NTSB CHI82FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA123.md): Mooney M20J · Bird Island, MN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1982 · N3201P · Destroyed > The aircraft departed thief rivers, MN and proceeded en route to new ulm, MN. One witness near the accident site heard a noise that sounded to him like an explosion. He and other witnesses in the vicinity saw the aircraft descending out of control in a roll… - [NTSB CHI82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA079.md): Mooney M20J · Crystal, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 7, 1982 · N201WM · No damage > While attempting to start the eng, the pilot could not get the starter to engage. He asked the passenger to get out and rotate the propeller to a different location in hopes of getting the starter to engage. With the magnetos and master switch off, the prop… - [NTSB MKC78FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER32.md): Mooney M20J · Caledonia, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1978 · N201BK · 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" = 'MN' 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=MN --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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