# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20J, 2002

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 LAX03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA029.md): Mooney M20J · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2002 · N1072N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection resulting in a loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system.
- [NTSB DEN03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA007.md): Mooney M20J · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2002 · N8084D · Substantial damage
  > the complete collapse of the landing gear, during landing roll, for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI03LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA001.md): Mooney M20J · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2002 · N22RJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB SEA02LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA187.md): Mooney M20J · Oakley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2002 · N4232H · Substantial damage
  > Failure (fracture) of the two number four piston compression rings, leading to the erosion of a section of the piston sidewall, resulting in the exhaustion of the engine's oil supply during cruise flight, followed by a forced landing on a country road.…
- [NTSB NYC02LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA188.md): Mooney M20J · Canadaigua, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2002 · N201ZC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
- [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 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 ATL02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA103.md): Mooney M20J · Charleston, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N4560H · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to oil system starvation. A factor was the transmission wire encountered during emergency descent.
- [NTSB MIA02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA050.md): Mooney M20J · Lake Placid, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2002 · N201XL · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to perform a proper preflight inspection and his improper fuel tank selection for takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power on takeoff due to fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft…

## 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") = 2002
  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=2002

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