MooneyM20K

At about 06:10 CST, a Mooney M20K struck trees shortly after departing McAlester Regional Airport, killing the pilot. The pilot was departing for Altus, Okla. The pilot was a medical doctor who operated a clinic in McAlester and was also on the emergency room staff at a hospital in Altus. While working on the ER staff, he worked a 24-hour shift two or three days per week. On the morning of the accident, the pilot left his residence between 05:15 and 05:30 to go to the airport. Witnesses heard the engine stalling and revving several times before the airplane struck trees….

At about 18:35 Pacific time, a Mooney M20K ran off the runway at Firstair Field while making a precautionary landing following a loss of engine power. The three occupants were not injured. The pilot told police he was about 10 minutes into his flight when the propeller experienced a sudden overspeed. He reduced engine power and turned toward the Monroe airport. About two miles south of the airport, the engine lost power. The pilot said he extended flaps, landing gear and speed brakes but could not hit the approach end of the runway because of his initial fear of giving up altitude too early and hitting fairgrounds. The aircraft landed long, overran the runway, and struck a tree stump in a…

At 21:16 mountain time, a Mooney M20K struck Mt. Ogden at the end of a 5-hour, 27-minute flight, killing the pilot. FAA records showed the pilot transmitted that he could see Ogden. Radar data indicates that the pilot was descending at approximately 500 feet per minute and flew straight into the east side of the mountain….

At 17:45 mountain time, a Mooney M20K ran off the end of the runway while landing at Skypark Airport. The four occupants were not injured. The pilot said he experienced total electrical failure shortly after takeoff and returned to the airport for a no-flap landing on runway 16. The airplane overran the 4,700-foot runway and struck a ditch….