# NTSB Accident ERA23LA225
> **MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K** · 2023-05-06 · Hillsborough Township, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA225
- **Event ID:** 20230510130453
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-06
- **Location:** Hillsborough Township, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.522658, -74.599896
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N262MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The partial loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure that the ignition harnesses were properly secured and the pilot’s inappropriate pitch control inputs, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and subsequently entering an aerodynamic stall.

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