Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K accident near Clines Corners, NM

On November 13, 2014, a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clines Corners, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 13, 2014

Place

Clines Corners, NM

Aircraft

Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

35.109°N, 105.721°W

NTSB ID

20141112X21844

Official records · CEN15FA044

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

History of Flight On November 12, 2014, at 1735 (all times are mountain standard time), a Mooney M20K airplane, N231JF, collided with the terrain in Clines Corners, New Mexico. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. The airplane was registered to KI Aircraft LLC and was being operated by a private individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Localized instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, at 1616. The intended destination for the flight was the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona.According to personnel at the fixed base operator (FBO) in AMA, the pilot landed the airplane and taxied to the FBO about 1525. The pilot instructed the line personnel to "top off" the airplane with fuel. FBO personnel reported there was a "light blowing sleet" at the time, but that the airplane was free of any ice. The pilot left the FBO to eat and when he returned, he asked the customer service representative (CSR) if she knew of any airplanes at their facility that had just arrived from or were departing for Phoenix. The CSR replied that there were none. The pilot then struck up a conversation with two business jet pilots who were in the lobby. The FBO manager stated he spoke with the pilot and because the weather was deteriorating, he offered to put the pilot's airplane in a heated hangar for the night. The pilo

Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known deteriorating weather conditions and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which ultimately resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide additional assistance to the pilot when it was apparent the pilot was having di

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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.