Mooney M20J N201VX

Summary

On 28 November 2007 at about 14:21 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201VX was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 November 2007 at 14:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Southwest Florida Internationa (RSW)

Coordinates

26.5269, -81.7839

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N201VX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boca Raton → Fort Myers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08FA021

1 person died.

The reason for this occurrence was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was cleared for a low approach to the instrument landing system runway 6 approach, which he acknowledged. About 5 minutes later, the pilot advised the control tower that he was "going around." Shortly thereafter the airplane was observed on radar making a left climbing turn. It then entered a rapid descent, before its radar target disappeared. Witnesses in the vicinity of the accident site reported that they observed the airplane enter a slow descending spin and crash into a wooded area. The visibility conditions at the time of the accident were reported as 1.5 miles and mist, with a 200-foot overcast ceiling. Due to the weather conditions during the final approach the pilot may have experienced spatial disorientation during the go-around. At the conclusion of the on-site examination, no mechanical or flight control anomalies were found with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.