Mooney M20K accident near Cheyenne, WY
On July 27, 2000, a Mooney M20K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 27, 2000
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.012°N, 105.109°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21429
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 27, 2000, approximately 0950 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20K single-engine airplane, N252KD, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances approximately 15 miles southwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The airplane was registered to Deplains Inc., of Missoula, Montana, and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Boulder, Colorado, approximately 0700. The manager of a grazing association was alerted to a fire on the 36,000-acre parcel of land he managed. Upon investigation, he found a downed aircraft engulfed in flames and the surrounding grazing land on fire. The fire destroyed the aircraft and burned approximately 4,000 acres of grass and brush. There were no reported distress calls from the pilot and no witnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The commercial pilot held airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane ratings. The pilot was issued a second class medical certificate with no limitations on October 1, 1999. According to the pilot's wife, his latest logbook was in the aircraft. A review of his previous logbook and FAA medical application information revealed that the pilot had accumulated a total of 1,100 flight hours, of which at least 445 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The low-wing, 4-seat aircraft was manufactured by Moo
Probable cause
the airplane's in-flight collision with hilly terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
