Mooney M20J accident near Moose Lake, MN
On May 8, 2019, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moose Lake, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 8, 2019
- Place
- Moose Lake, MN
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 46.423°N, 92.806°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190509X05207
Official records · CEN19FA139
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 8, 2019, about 1630 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J airplane, N111JP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Moose Lake, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight According to colleagues, the pilot arrived at the hospital the morning of the accident for his scheduled shift and worked all day. Federal Aviation Administration records indicate that the pilot obtained a weather briefing from flight service station at 1541. Colleagues noted that he left the hospital around 1600 and drove to the airport about 5 minutes away. According to flight service station records, he received his instrument flight rules clearance, via telephone, at 1628 and was issued an instrument clearance with a void time of 1635.The business flight was enroute to Crystal Airport (MIC), Minneapolis, Minnesota. One witness heard the airplane take off toward the north from the non-towered airport and turn west before the engine stopped abruptly. The witness did not report what he heard to law enforcement until after he heard about the accident on the radio. When the pilot did not check in with air traffic control, a search for the airplane and the pilot was initiated. The airport manager returned to the airport about 1700 and the airplane was not there. Local law enforcement and fire/rescue personnel located the wreckage of the airplane the next morning about 1/4 mile to the northwest of the Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (MZH) in the Moose Horn River. There
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after departing into a snowstorm.
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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.
