# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20R, FL

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 ERA25LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA273.md): Mooney M20R · New Port Richey, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 9, 2025 · N9166Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA20LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA327.md): Mooney M20R · Weston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2020 · N120GX · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power because of the overheating and failure of the connecting rod bearings due to a lack of lubrication for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA17CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA244.md): Mooney M20R · Venice, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2017 · N57GX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB OPS16IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS16IA010.md): Mooney M20R · Jacksonville, FL · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Apr 3, 2016 · N57GX · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The air traffic controller's decision to issue climb instruction to one aircraft without ensuring the required separation with another could be maintained. Contributing to the incident was the air traffic controller's failure to issue a safety alert in a…
- [NTSB ERA13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA363.md): Mooney M20R · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2013 · N1034S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to troubleshoot the in-flight electrical problem and restore power using the operable redundant battery and his decision not to manually extend the airplane's landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB MIA06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA079.md): Mooney M20R · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2006 · N4654M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting a go-around at a low altitude which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent and an impact with terrain.

## 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" = 'FL' 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 ('5870225'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870225&state=FL

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