# Accident 19870517013959A: Mooney M20F, Burns, OR, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Airport: Wagontire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8303° N, 121.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8303&lon=-121.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3523X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3523X-1989-08-24) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 299 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013959A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WITH FULL FLAPS. UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT, HIT A FENCE AT RUNWAY END

## 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 SEA87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA096), May 17, 1987: Mooney M20F (N3523X), Wagontire, OR, 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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