Mooney M20B accident near Page, AZ
On June 20, 2014, a Mooney M20B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Page, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 20, 2014
- Place
- Page, AZ
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.809°N, 110.804°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140622X21659
Official records · WPR14FA262
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 20, 2014, about 1430 mountain standard time, a Mooney M20B, N74584, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 35 miles southeast of the Page Municipal Airport (PGA) Page, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual (VMC) meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal cross-county flight departed PGA about 1409 for an unknown destination. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Alert Notification (ALNOT) for the missing airplane after the pilot's wife notified them of the overdue airplane. A search ensued for the next couple of days and on June 22, 2014, the wreckage was located on a hillside by the Civil Air Patrol, in a canyon, near Page, Arizona. The pilot did not file a flight plan and no radar or contact with Air Traffic Control was identified for the flight route. Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), investigator-in-charge (IIC), revealed that all the major components of the airplane were contained within 85 feet of the main wreckage site. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination. According to the pilot's wife, her husband was conducting a cross country flight to California and back, over several days, including a number of fueling stops each day. The trip started in South Carolina on June 15, 2014. The airplane landed in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 18, 201
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while maneuvering in a canyon in high-density altitude conditions.
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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.
