Mooney M20E accident near Broomfield, CO
On May 1, 1994, a Mooney M20E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Broomfield, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 1, 1994
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.891°N, 105.110°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01266
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 1, 1994, at 1220 mountain daylight time, N1905Y, a Mooney M20E, was destroyed during a forced landing in Broomfield, Colorado. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Shortly after taking off from runway 11L at the Jefferson County Airport, the pilot requested clearance to make an immediate landing; he did not indicate the nature of his emergency. A witness said he heard a loud metallic noise coming from the engine as the airplane passed overhead. He said the pilot made a steep right bank in an attempt to land on runway 29L and impacted terrain. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION A ground scar was located abeam the 2,000 foot distance-to-go marker of runway 11L, between runways 11L and 11R. Just beyond this scar was a 60 foot gouge in the earth, aligned on a magnetic heading 250 degrees. At the end of this gouge was a 40 foot wide and 10 foot deep ravine. The airplane was found on the bank of the ravine on a magnetic heading of 080 degrees. The propeller assembly remained attached to the engine but one blade was broken off. All three blades exhibited chordwise scratches on the cambered surfaces and were S-curled midspan. The empennage was severed just aft of the baggage compartment. The left wing remained attached to the fuselage but had a circumferential crack at the inboard aileron hinge point. The flap was broken off. The right wing lay next to the fuselage but was twisted 180 degrees. MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION An autopsy was conducted by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, Gold
Probable cause
FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNDESIRABLE ENGINE/PROPELLER VIBRATION, AND THE LOOSE CRANKCASE AND CYLINDER BASE NUTS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
