Mooney M20 N4096H
15 January 1989 · Malmo, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 January 1989 at about 21:00 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N4096H, operated by Jensen, Stephen, was involved in an accident near Malmo, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Malmo, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3510, -94.1909
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N4096H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jensen, Stephen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eden Prairie → Brainard
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA053
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS AND EXPERIENCED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT & IT CRASHED ON A FROZEN LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1989 | Mooney M20 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1989 | Mooney M20 | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Mooney M20 | Torrance, California, United States | Straub, Paul M. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1990 | Mooney M20/231 | Stockton, Missouri, United States | Edwards Flying SVC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1990 | Mooney M20 | Brogue, Pennsylvania, United States | Carl Offenbacker | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1990 | Mooney M20-K | Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, United States | David M. Morrison | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28 | Delavan, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft 95-B55B | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Dean Frye | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1989 | Cessna 150 | Brooten, Minnesota, United States | Beery, John E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1989 | Hughes 369HS | Ogilvie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1989 | Pierce MP-2 | Caledonia, Minnesota, United States | Rollins, Charles A | No injuries | - |