# Accident 19860721034249A: Mooney M20F, West Milford, NJ, July 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1986, 10:35 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7040V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040V-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,855 total, 40 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860721034249A

## Narrative

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

THE TAIL STRUCK A HILL DURING GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. PILOT REPORTED NO BRAKES LED TO GO AROUND.

## 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 NYC86LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA186), Jul 21, 1986: Mooney M20F (N7040V), West Milford, NJ, destroyed

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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