# Incident 19850925053729I: Mooney M20A, Benton, AR, September 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5904° N, 92.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE COUNTY RGNL (SUZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5904&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8171E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171E-1995-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925053729I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON RUNWAY OVERRUN WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MOWED. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF CENTERLINE AND WINGTIP STRUCK TALL WEEDS.

## Other reports on N8171E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730111000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000229A), Jan 11, 1973: Mooney M20A (N8171E), Utica, NY, 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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