# Accident 19830309009259A: Mooney M20C, Solon Springs, WI, March 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1983, 23:15 local time
- Place: Solon Springs, WI
- Airport: Solon Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3402° N, 91.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3402&lon=-91.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5587Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5587Q-2024-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,473 total, 717 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309009259A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH A QUARTERING 30 MPH TAIL WIND. STRUCK A SNOWBANK 200 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA131), Mar 10, 1983: Mooney M20C (N5587Q), Solon Springs, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5587Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20230128013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128013909A), Jan 28, 2023: Mooney M20C (N5587Q), Calhoun, GA, Destroyed. Aircraft [privacy data omitted], SN2982, M20C Mooney was taking off from Calhoun, Georgia (czl), tom b. David field, runway 17, when on climb out the pilots…

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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