Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Mooney M20J 201, N87PM, accident occurred on December 17, 2025, near Silver Springs Airport (SPZ/KSPZ), Silver Springs, Nevada

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.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N87PM

- History of Flight:
On December 17, 2025, at about 1230 local time, a Mooney M20J 201, N87PM, registered to Mona LLC out of Kalispell, Montana, was destroyed in a forced landing near the Silver Springs Airport (SPZ/KSPZ), Silver Springs, Nevada. The two occupants and a dog sustained unspecified injuries. The cross-country flight originated from Lake Havasu City Airport (HII/KHII), Lake Havasu, Arizona, at 1032 LT, and was presumably destined to KSPZ.

Preliminary ADS-B data only shows the first 54 minutes of the flight after departure from KHII. The airplane was cruising at 7,800 ft and the flight appeared uneventful. 

The nearest weather reporting station, KRNO, listed the following conditions at 1155 LT: Winds 270 at 23 knots, gusting 38 knots, 10 miles visibility, a scattered cloud layer at 5,500 ft AGL and 15,000 ft AGL, temperature 17°C, dewpoint 2°C, an altimeter setting of 30.07 inches of mercury. 

- Weather:

METAR KRNO 171955Z 27023G38KT 10SM SCT055 SCT150 17/02 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 26038/1947 SLP156 ACSL DSNT SE T01670017

METAR KRNO 172055Z 27022G32KT 10SM SCT055 17/01 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 27040/2017 SLP147 T01670011 58014  

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