# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J, NJ 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 ERA19FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA184.md): Mooney M20J · Cape May, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · May 29, 2019 · N201DG · Substantial damage > The pilot's intentional flight into water as an act of suicide. - [NTSB ERA16FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA325.md): Mooney M20J · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2016 · N526AM · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing touchdown attitude, which resulted in a propeller strike, and his inappropriate decision to abort the landing after the propeller had contacted the runway, which resulted in a loss of thrust and led to an aerodynamic stall during… - [NTSB NYC08LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA311.md): Mooney M20J · Hackettstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2008 · N301KC · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adhere to the airplane manufacturer's published preflight inspection procedures, enabling water to remain undetected in the fuel system, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power immediately after takeoff. - [NTSB IAD05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA053.md): Mooney M20J · Rocky Hill, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2005 · N4398H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors included the night lighting conditions, and the airplane approaching the opposite runway. - [NTSB NYC04LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA163.md): Mooney M20J · Hackettstown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2004 · N302SB · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, during the initial climb after takeoff. - [NTSB IAD02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA070.md): Mooney M20J · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2002 · N58166 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for wind. A factor was a wind gust. - [NTSB NYC01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA191.md): Mooney M20J · East Greenwich, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2001 · N246JC · Substantial damage > The pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall. - [NTSB NYC01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA057.md): Mooney M-20J · Trenton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2000 · N201MP · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's improper decision to allow his student to land in close proximity to a hovering helicopter. - [NTSB NYC95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA154.md): Mooney M20J · Belmar, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1995 · N43JA · Substantial damage > The student pilot's (1) misjudged flare (2) inadequate recovery from a bounced landing (3) failure to maintain directional control and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision. - [NTSB NYC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA071.md): Mooney M20J · Lumberton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1989 · N201MQ · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The presence of trees near the runway was considered to be a factor. - [NTSB NYC88LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA088.md): Mooney M20 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1988 · N5782E · Substantial damage > The Mooney crashed while on a ILS approach at night. The plt had been unable to get into two other airports due to weather and air traffic. The aircraft impacted in swampy area. The pilot had told ATC that he felt uneasy about his engine; however, he did not… - [NTSB NYC86FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA001.md): Mooney M20J · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1985 · N5750L · Destroyed > During IFR departure from an uncontrolled arpt, the acft was instructed to squawk the discrete freq that had been issued in pre-flt clearance. The plt acknowledged the freq. The acft disappeared from radar. Ground witnesses saw the acft descend out of the low… - [NTSB NYC85LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA041.md): Mooney M20J · Marlboro, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1984 · N3515H · Substantial damage > Plt stated that on late final, with airspeed and descent path normal, acft encountered downdraft and collided with upslope at runway threshold before corrective action could be taken. A 60 degree left crosswind of 15 KTS existed at the time. - [NTSB NYC84FHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHD04.md): Mooney M20 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 11, 1984 · N9914S · No damage > The flt to Atlantic-city-bader field was uneventful, except the acft touched down hard during the landing. The plt taxied to the terminal & parked with the exit door facing the terminal. He elected not to shut down the eng since he intended to immediately… - [NTSB NYC82DA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA213.md): Mooney M20J · Matawan, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 26, 1982 · N1156U · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he had never been at this airport before. During arrival, he landed on runway 27 toward the setting sun with a crosswind from the left. He stated that he touched down firmly on the first 1/3 of the runway, then the aircraft floated… ## 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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