# Accident 19861121059979A: Mooney M20E, Arcola, TX, November 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1986, 20:45 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3692° N, 95.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3692&lon=-95.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9347M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9347M-1993-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,190 total, 160 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861121059979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ENTERING CLOUDS ON DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. ABRUPT DESCENDING TURN SEEN ON RADAR. IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 FTW87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA021), Nov 22, 1986: Mooney M20E (N9347M), Arcola, TX, 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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