# Accident 19840310005339A: Mooney M20K, Craig, CO, March 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1984, 08:20 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Airport: Moffat
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5210° N, 107.5495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5210&lon=-107.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231F-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 67 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310005339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON A GO AROUND IN NEAR ZERO IMC. WAS USING A VOR RADIO TO FIND AIRPORT. WAS AWARE OF WEATHER.

## 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 DEN84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA107), Mar 10, 1984: Mooney M20K (N231F), Craig, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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