Mooney M20J accident near Olney, TX
On August 4, 2004, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Olney, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 4, 2004
- Place
- Olney, TX
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.335°N, 98.817°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040809X01164
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 4, 2004, approximately 0845 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J single-engine airplane, N1050W, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering for landing at the Olney Municipal Airport (ONY), near Olney, Texas. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Maxwell Aviation Services of Gladewater, Texas. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The 200 nautical mile cross-country flight originated from the Gladewater Municipal Airport (07F), near Gladewater, Texas, about 0730, with ONY as its intended destination. A witness located on the ramp of the airport reported that he heard a transmission in the blind from the accident aircraft reporting their intentions to land on Runway 35. The witness went outside and observed the airplane over the approach end of runway 35 at an altitude estimated at 500 feet above the ground. He then observed the airplane initiate a 360 degree left turn similar to a "360 overhead approach" to runway 35. As the airplane started to come around to a northerly heading, the airplane appeared to have drifted east of the runway. The pilot "appeared to correct by increasing the airplane's angle of bank." The witness added that the airplane continued the turn, rolled inverted, the nose dropped, and the airplane descended vertically until it impacted the ground. The operator reported that the purpose of the flight
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.
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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.
