Friday, May 15, 2026

Mooney M20J 201, N4665H, accident occurred on May 14, 2026, at Lake Havasu City Airport (HII/KHII), Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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=N4665H

- History of Flight:
On May 14, 2026, at about 1510 local time, a Mooney M20J 201, N4665H, registered to Winrick LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Lake Havasu City Airport (HII/KHII), Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The personal flight was originating at the time.

The FAA reported that the airplane departed and experienced an unknown issue and crashed while trying to return. ADS-B data shows that the airplane departed runway 14 and entered a 180 right turn back to the runway a few seconds after liftoff.

Figure 1: ADS-B exchange track

The airport features a single runway 14/32 which is 8000 x 100 ft. The airport field elevation was 782.8 ft.

The 1515 observation at KHII showed the following conditions: Winds 220 at 10 knots, 10 miles visibility, no clouds under 12,000 ft AGL, temperature 36°C, dewpoint -1°C, an altimeter setting of 29.77 inches of mercury. The calculated density altitude was 3136 ft.

- Weather:

METAR KHII 142155Z AUTO 27008G14KT 10SM CLR 36/M02 A2977 RMK AO2

METAR KHII 142215Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 36/M01 A2977 RMK AO2

METAR KHII 142235Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM CLR 37/M01 A2976 RMK AO2

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