Mooney M-20R accident near Eden Prairie, MN
On July 19, 2001, a Mooney M-20R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 19, 2001
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.823°N, 93.491°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010726X01521
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 19, 2001, at 1730 central daylight time, a Mooney M-20R, N2HW, owned and operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted trees and a road in a residential area 1 1/2 miles west of the Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Eden Prairie, Minnesota. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to Aberdeen, South Dakota, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) review of FCM Air Traffic Control Tower communications, just after takeoff the tower controller instructed the pilot to contact departure control. Immediately after the instructions were transmitted, the pilot responded, "two hotel whiskey". A "click" was heard. Then the pilot transmitted, "engine failure". A witness to the accident said that she was working in the front yard and driveway of her home when she saw the airplane proceeding westbound from FCM at a low altitude. She said that the airplane was approximately 1,200 feet away. She said, "I watched and listened thinking he would soon apply power and climb. The engine noise was smooth sounding but low. The plane was not gaining altitude and slowly losing altitude." The witness said the airplane flew parallel to, and north of the road in front of her house. "As it crossed the point of my driveway, the plane banked slightly, hit th
Probable cause
The fractured camshaft gear and the pilot not maintaining aircraft control. Factors relating to this accident were metal fatigue in the camshaft gear teeth, the inadvertent stall, the low airspeed, and the trees.
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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.
