# Accident 19841117062829A: Mooney M20J, Kirksville, MO, November 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1984, 21:45 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1896° N, 92.5697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1896&lon=-92.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3955H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,395 total, 50 in this make and model, 334 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841117062829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT HIT SOMETHING DURING APPROACH. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO ACCESS DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 MKC85LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA021), Nov 18, 1984: Mooney M20J (N3955H), Kirksville, MO, substantial damage

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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