# Accident 19850223037429A: Mooney M20K, Coldwater, OH, February 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Coldwater, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4790° N, 84.6290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4790&lon=-84.6290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,275 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850223037429A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACTION WITH GROUND FOLLOWED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE. PILOT UNDER INFULENCE OF ALCOHOL.

## 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 CHI85FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA121), Feb 23, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231GX), Coldwater, OH, destroyed, 4 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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