Mooney M20 accident near Boulder, CO
On October 27, 2014, a Mooney M20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boulder, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 27, 2014
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.040°N, 105.226°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141027X30645
Official records · CEN15FA030
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 27, 2014, about 0740 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Mooney M20F airplane, N3539X, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground just north of the Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU), Boulder, Colorado. A postimpact fire ensued. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC), Denver, Colorado. According to family and friends of the pilot, he was taking the airplane to KBJC to have routine maintenance performed on the airplane. Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane as it took off from runway 08 (4,100 feet by 75 feet, asphalt). Shortly after liftoff, the airplane banked to the left and continued to the north in a steep bank and a nose low attitude. The airplane impacted the ground, nearly vertical, and came to rest on the north edge of Independence Road, just north of KBDU. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) took statements from 3 witnesses. These witnesses observed the airplane in different phases of flight. None of the witnesses reported or recalled hearing anything unusual or abnormal prior to the accident. Three additional witnesses provided written statements to local law enforcement officers. Two of these witnesses observed the airpl
Probable cause
The loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined by the postaccident examination, which was limited due to impact damage and postcrash fire.
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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.
