NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 1996

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mooney M20K. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 1996 per year, 1979–2026: 183 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 1996
    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"

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NTSB ATL97LA009Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Amelia Island, FLinadequate maintenance/inspection, which resulted in a failure to detect and correct moisture contamination of the left magneto; and/or improper adjustment of the engine fuel pump output, which resulted in excessive fuel pressure.Oct 25, 1996 · N32DG · Substantial damageNTSB LAX96FA294Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Grand Canyon, AZdue to an in-flight loss of control resulting from a probable incapacitation for unknown reasons. The loss of control occurred while the aircraft was being flown in close proximity to a level 6 thunderstorm. The failure of the pilot to obtain current weather…Aug 2, 1996 · N4634H · DestroyedNTSB NYC96LA122Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Danbury, CTthe safety pilot's raising of the flaps, while the airplane was at an inadequate airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent collision with parked airplanes.Jun 7, 1996 · N11637 · DestroyedNTSB NYC96LA087Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · West Milford, NJloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and subsequent collision with trees.Apr 21, 1996 · N231KS · Substantial damageNTSB FTW96FA091Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Laredo, TXThe pilot's loss of aircraft control. A factor was the dark night conditions.Jan 18, 1996 · N231GS · Destroyed