# Accident 19850511016469A: Mooney M20J, Covington, TN, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 16:44 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5599° N, 89.6407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5599&lon=-89.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765K-1988-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016469A

## Narrative

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

PENETRATED EDGE OF LEVEL 3 THUNDERSTORM.  STRUCTURAL FAILURE RESULTED.  SUSPECT HYPOXIA AND ALCOHOL TO BE FACTORS.

## 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 ATL85FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA157), May 11, 1985: Mooney M20J (N5765K), Covington, TN, destroyed, 3 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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