# Accident 19810911061749A: Mooney M20C, Brookfield, MO, September 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Brookfield, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7853° N, 93.0780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7853&lon=-93.0780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6288U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6288U-1983-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 135 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911061749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED 150 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81DCG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG57), Sep 11, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6288U), Brookfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6288U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830528021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021769A), May 28, 1983: Mooney M20C (N6288U), Wheatland, MO, Destroyed. Pilot reported power loss on takeoff. Settled into trees and burned. No engine problems found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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