Mooney M20E Super 21, N9330M: Accident occurred April 01, 2013 in Guymon, Oklahoma

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NTSB Identification: CEN13FA217  
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, April 01, 2013 in Guymon, OK
Aircraft: MOONEY M20E, registration: N9330M
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On April 1, 2013, at an unknown time, N9330M, a Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. M20E, single engine airplane, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Guymon, Oklahoma. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of departure and a flight plan had not been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY), Guymon, Oklahoma, at 1203 central daylight time, and was en route to Meadow Lake Airport (FLY), Peyton, Colorado.

On April 2, 2013, concerned family members notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the airplane had failed to arrive at FLY. On the afternoon of April 3, 2013, the wreckage was found in a remote area at an estimated terrain elevation of 3,170 feet mean sea level (msl) about 5 miles northwest of GUY. Evidence at the accident scene showed the airplane impacted terrain in a nearly vertical attitude and it was nearly consumed by a postimpact fire.

A review of recorded data from the GUY automated weather observation station, elevation 3,125 feet msl, revealed that at 1053 the wind was from 020 degrees at 17 knots, visibility 10 miles, ceiling overcast at 1,400 feet above ground level (agl), temperature 4 degrees Celsius (C), dew point 0 degrees C, with an altimeter setting of 30.17 inches of mercury.

At 1203 the data from GUY revealed that the wind was from 360 degrees at 13 gusting to 23 knots, visibility 10 miles, ceiling broken at 800 feet agl, overcast clouds at 1,200 feet agl, temperature 3 degrees C, dew point 0 degrees C, with an altimeter setting of 30.20 inches of mercury. Remarks indicated that the pressure was rising rapidly.

At 1253 the data from GUY revealed that the wind was from 020 degrees at 15 gusting to 21 knots, visibility 10 miles, overcast clouds at 800 feet agl, temperature 2 degrees C, dew point -1 degrees C, with an altimeter setting of 30.18 inches of mercury. Remarks indicated that unknown precipitation began at 15 minutes after the hour and ended at 30 minutes after the hour, and rain began at 18 minutes after the hour and ended at 28 minutes after the hour. The ceiling was variable from 600 to 1,000 feet agl.

UPDATE:   GUYMON, Okla. — The wreckage of an airplane reported missing while flying from El Reno, Oklahoma to Colorado Springs was found Wednesday afternoon.

Another pilot spotted the crashed aircraft near Guymon, Oklahoma. Officials with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol say two bodies were found in the wreckage.

Investigators from the FAA and NTSB are expected to arrive at the scene at midday Thursday.

The family of the pilot reported the plane missing Tuesday when it never reached its destination of Colorado Springs.

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air patrol officials are looking for a single engine plane that was expected to arrive in Colorado Springs after taking off from Guymon, Oklahoma on Monday.

Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado Civil Air Patrol are searching for a low wing Mooney M20 Turbo that took off at approximately 12:30 p.m., and never made it to Colorado Springs.

Maj. Sandra Smith with Texas Civil Air Patrol said the pilot was planning to make a stop in La Junta before reaching its intended destination at Colorado Springs.

The plane was reported to have taken off to the northeast from the Guymon Municipal Airport and then turned west.

The aircraft is described as white with red stripes and a solid red bottom.

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida has requested Civil Air Patrol to conduct aerial searches.

Source:  http://kdvr.com