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| Date: | Saturday 4 January 2020 |
| Time: | 01:09 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J 205 MSE |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-OIAT |
| MSN: | 24-3370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hnatalo, Lifou -
 New Caledonia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lifou Airport (LIF/NWWL) |
| Lifou Airport (LIF/NWWL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passengers improvised a quick night VFR flight, after spending part of the evening together. Climbing after takeoff from runway 12, a left turn to the north quickly deprived the pilot of any external visual reference.
Given the height acquired during this turn after takeoff, it is probable that the airplane stalled asymmetrically due to inadequate attitude management. The height reached did not allow the pilot to regain control of the airplane. According to eyewitness accounts, it is possible that the pilot reduced engine power shortly before the collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lnc.nc/breve/maj-17h45-quatre-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-avion-a-lifou
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/province-iles/lifou/crash-avion-lifou-786355.html
https://rrb.nc/article/crash-encore-beaucoup-de-question
https://www.lnc.nc/breve/crash-de-lifou-l-identite-des-victimes-est-officiellement-confirmee
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Location
Images:
Photo: BEA
Media:
⚠️ Accident mortel du #Mooney20 immatriculé F-OIAT survenu le 04/01/2020 sur l’île de #Lifou près de #Noumea peu après le décollage / 2 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero sont sur place et débutent leur travail sur le site de l’accident. pic.twitter.com/hMYEesSGVX
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) January 6, 2020
Nouvelle-Calédonie, Lifou - Quatre morts dans le crash d'un Mooney M20J.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) January 4, 2020
ASN: https://t.co/mF504K6y9U
Press: https://t.co/wZeme36bNh pic.twitter.com/VXQnuWC2CT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2020 23:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jan-2020 00:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 00:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 00:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 00:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 01:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 10:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 10:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 05-Jan-2020 18:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Jan-2020 10:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Jan-2020 11:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 06-Jan-2020 17:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2020 16:01 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, Photo, ] |
| 12-Dec-2020 16:03 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 13:21 | harro | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 17-Mar-2022 19:39 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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