# Accident 19851027054189A: Mooney M20E, Meridian, MS, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 19:18 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Mccain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3807° N, 88.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3807&lon=-88.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5959Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5959Q-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027054189A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REMAIN VFR. RECEIVED VECTORS FOR A GCA APPROACH. THEN LOST VACUUM SOURCE TO GYROS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND

## 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 ATL86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA013), Oct 28, 1985: Mooney M20E (N5959Q), Meridian, MS, 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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