# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 1997

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 CHI98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA042.md): Mooney M20K · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1997 · N252A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper decision to continue the approach beyond decision height, when he could not see the runway; and his attempt to land without being properly aligned on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were: darkness, fog and and runway lights.
- [NTSB NYC98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA021.md): Mooney M20K · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1997 · N252MY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude. Factors in the accident were the rain and fog.
- [NTSB CHI98FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA022.md): Mooney M20K · Emporia, KS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1997 · N305RJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an altitude above the minimum descent altitude for the approach. Factors contributing to this accident were the low ceiling, rain, and fog.
- [NTSB LAX97LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA282.md): Mooney M20K · Lakeport, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1997 · N321RM · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to a tank containing fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, and a forced landing shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA085.md): Mooney M20K · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1997 · N305NH · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing rollout.

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870220'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870220&year=1997

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