# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 2000

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 DEN01FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA027.md): Mooney M20K · Ogden, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 2000 · N5772C · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the blowing snow, turbulence, dark night light conditions, and pilot fatigue due to the long flight day.
- [NTSB NYC01FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA040.md): Mooney M20K · Rixford, PA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2000 · N252MW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane while maneuvering. Factors included low ceilings and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.
- [NTSB SEA01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA004.md): Mooney M20K · Monroe, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2000 · N52202 · Substantial damage
  > Oil Pump drive gear shaft separated in shear. A collision with a tree stump during the landing roll was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN00FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA141.md): Mooney M20K · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2000 · N252KD · Destroyed
  > the airplane's in-flight collision with hilly terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA191.md): Mooney M20K · Godley, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2000 · N231RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delay in aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB IAD00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA047.md): Mooney M20K · Grt Barrington, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 2000 · N1154K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go around and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were the pilot's s failure to maintain the proper glide path and to reach the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB SEA00FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA039.md): Mooney M20K · Pendleton, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2000 · N251BD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to adequately remove ice and snow from the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's inability to maintain control during climb due to degradation of the airplane's aerodynamic performance.
- [NTSB FTW00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA068.md): Mooney M20K · Tyler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2000 · N1157G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the crankshaft drive gear as a result of fatigue, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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