- Date
- January 3, 2020, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lifou Wanaham, New Caledonia
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- F-OIATMooney M20
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100760
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On January 3, 2020, about 1430 universal coordinated time, a Mooney M20J, French registration F-OIAT, impacted terrain shortly after departing the Lifou Wanaham Airport (New Caledonia). The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA) of the government of France is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the BEA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the BEA: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile 10 rue de Paris Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Website: http://www.bea.aero
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-OIAT
- Reported as
- Mooney M20 (J)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3370
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aero Club Caledonien Henri Martinet
- Registered owner
- Aero Club Caledonien Henri Martinet
- Airport
- NWWL · Ouanaham Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot