# Accident 19861022049989A: Mooney M20B, Buffalo, WY, October 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1986, 21:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3393° N, 106.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3393&lon=-106.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74739, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74739-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,090 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022049989A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM ICE BLOCKAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN. VFR PILOT IN IFR CONDITIONS. COCAINE AND BEER.

## 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 DEN87FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA008), Oct 23, 1986: Mooney M20B (N74739), Buffalo, WY, destroyed, 1 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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