# Accident 19870210060679A: Mooney M20C, Eureka, SD, February 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7591° N, 99.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7591&lon=-99.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3451X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3451X-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,658 total, 221 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870210060679A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GOLF COURSE SHORTLY AFTER A NIGHT TAKEOFF. SUSPECT THE PILOT WAS SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.

## 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 DEN87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA053), Feb 11, 1987: Mooney M20C (N3451X), Eureka, SD, substantial damage

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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