Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Saint Mamet France
Sunday, April 22, 2001 12:25 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On April 22, 2001, at 1225 Universal Coordinated Time, a Mooney M20E, N200YS, was destroyed under unknown circumstances in Saint Mamet La Salvetat, France. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Weather conditions at the time were unknown. The intended route of flight was between Brives-La Roche Airport (LFBV), Brives, France, and Augsburg Airport (EDMA), Augsburg, Germany. The flight was being conducted under French flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of France. Further information may be obtained from: Bureau Enquetes-Accidents Batiment 153 Aeroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget Cedex France Tel: (33) 1 49 92 72 00 Fax: (33) 1 49 92 72 03

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/22/2001
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1225
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Saint Mamet
Event State --
Event Country FRANCE
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID UNK
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source A/C Operator
NTSB Notification Date Apr 24 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1600
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 29 2008 12:27PM
User who most recently changed record muzd
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N200YS
NTSB Number NYC01WA104
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Mooney
Aircraft Model M20E
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 696
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/Foreign Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address The Cot, Cot Valley, St. Just
Operator City Cornwall
Operator State --
Operator Country UK
Operator Zip code TR 197-NS
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LFBV
Departure City Brives
Departure State --
Departure Country FR
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code EDMA
Destination City Augsburg
Destination State --
Destination Country GM
Specific Phase of Flight Unknown
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 29 2008 12:29PM
User who most recently changed record muzd
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --