# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J, 1985 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 MIA86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA034.md): Mooney M20J · Sarasota, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1985 · N201QN · Destroyed > Witnesses reported that shortly after takeoff from a touch and go landing the aircrafts engine sputtered and quit completely. As the pilot was attempting a forced landing the aircraft struck a tree causing the pilot to lose control. The aircraft struck the… - [NTSB FTW86FPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA05.md): Mooney MK20J · Gladewater, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Nov 8, 1985 · N201QW · Substantial damage > During takeoff the headset wiring became tangled in the emergency gear extension handle which had been accidently activated. Then the normal gear handle was put in the up position, the emergency gear crank rotated pulling on the headset and the emergency gear… - [NTSB ATL86FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG04.md): Mooney M20J · Americus, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 6, 1985 · N4287H · Destroyed > The acft contacted a tree and came to rest inverted during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The loss of pwr occurred aprx 5 miles west of the destination arpt. Post accident inspection of the airframe and powerplant failed to disclose any mechanical… - [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 LAX85FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA314.md): Mooney M20J · Antioch, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1985 · N201HU · Minor damage > The acft crashed into a reservoir shortly after departing the Antioch arpt. There were no eye witnesses to the crash. However, an ear witness stated that he heard the acft skipping along the water like the sound of a hydro-plane. He did not hear the eng, but… - [NTSB LAX85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA265.md): Mooney M20J · Rialto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1985 · N3721H · Substantial damage > At the conclusion of a nearly 5 hours long non stop flight from NM to CA, the pilot attempted to land at an uncontroll-ed airport. The pilot acknowledged that the aircraft's finalapproach speed was excessive, and after the aircraft toucheddown it bounced off… - [NTSB ATL85FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA157.md): Mooney M20J · Covington, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 1985 · N5765K · Destroyed > After takeoff, the flt progressed normally, except one ARTCC controller had difficulty communicating with the plt during the early part of the flt. After cruising at 11,000 ft for aprx 2 hrs, the plt obtained updated wx info & requested clearance to descend… - [NTSB NYC85FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA103.md): Mooney MO-20J · Lock Haven, PA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1985 · N5764D · Destroyed > Preflt wx briefings were issued to the plt that forecasted moderate icing & turbulence from 3000 to 14000 ft across the planned route. An IFR flt plan was filed and during the flt the plt reported engine problems at 1100 ft MSL. During vectors to closest arpt… - [NTSB MKC85LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA077.md): Mooney M20J · Ft. Smith, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1985 · N1140L · Substantial damage > Plt stated that as the acft lifted off the rwy, he heard a 'loud racket' somewhere in the acft. He retracted the landing gear to determine if the gear was the source of the noise. It was not and he aborted the flight by closing the throttle and putting the… - [NTSB ATL85FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA109.md): Mooney M20J · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1985 · N4757H · Substantial damage > The plt was attempting to disengage the starter pinion gear by rocking the prop up & down by hand. The eng inadvertently started & the acft rolled across the ramp at a high rate of speed & collided with two automobiles & a chain link fence before coming to… ## 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") = 1985 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&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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