# Accident 19860502015619A: Mooney M20C, Twin Falls, ID, May 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1986, 09:55 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls City County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4100° N, 114.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4100&lon=-114.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6494U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6494U-1990-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 18 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015619A

## Narrative

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

WENT OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE AFTER LANDING. MADE A GO AROUND BUT LET THE WIND BANK THE AIRCRAFT.STALLED INTO A PASTURE.

## 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 SEA86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA116), May 2, 1986: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Twin Falls, ID, destroyed

## Other reports on N6494U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770215003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770215003179A), Feb 15, 1977: Mooney M20C (N6494U), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Extreme nose gear shimmy caused loss of directional control.

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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