# Accident 19811022069289A: Mooney M20A, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, October 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8198E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8198E-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022069289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED GOAROUND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8198E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780204005829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204005829I), Feb 4, 1978: Mooney M20A (N8198E), Swanton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend right main due to ice accumulation from previous takeoff in slush.

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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