# Accident 19870201001799A: Mooney M20J, Waskish, MN, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 15:10 local time
- Place: Waskish, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1614° N, 94.5125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waskish, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1614&lon=-94.5125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11665 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,031 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201001799A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC AND A WHITEOUT AREA. HAD BEEN FOLLOWING HIGHWAY AT LOW ALTITUDE.LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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