Mooney M20F accident near Cabool, MO
On March 4, 1999, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cabool, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 4, 1999
- Place
- Cabool, MO
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.121°N, 92.101°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00271
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 4, 1999, at 1415 central standard time (cst), a Mooney M20F, N9381M, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground following a loss of control in turning flight. The pilot said he was turning the airplane from the traffic pattern base leg to final approach when the loss of control occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured. A second passenger was fatally injured. The flight had departed from Gulfport, Mississippi. The pilot said, "...I believe I flew at [an] altitude of 4,500 [feet above mean sea level] (not sure). About 4-4 1/2 hours into [the] flight I found a fuel stop on my Garmin 195 GPS and headed to Cabool. Fuel [tank] gages showed over 1/4 fuel in each tank. On turning from base to final I could not turn [the airplane] upright. The stall warning siren didn't go off." Witnesses reported observing the airplane about 200-feet above the ground when it began a turn to the left. The witnesses said the airplane rolled from its left bank to a steep right bank and descended toward the ground. The airplane's right wing, followed by its nose and left wing collided with the ground before it came to rest on a road embankment. The accident site was about 1/2-mile north of the Cabool Municipal Airport, Cabool, Missouri. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot obtained his private pilot certificate on December 1, 1998. According to his logbook, the pilot's flight training be
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining an appropriate airspeed during the turn from base to final resulting in a stall.
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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.
