# Accident 19870618020579A: Mooney M20J, Merritt Island, FL, June 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3195° N, 80.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3195&lon=-80.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5630K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630K-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618020579A

## Narrative

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

WINGS DIPPED ON CLIMBOUT, STALLED AND SPUN INTO WATER OFF END OF RUNWAY. TOXICOLOGY REPORT POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA.

## 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 MIA87FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA187), Jun 18, 1987: Mooney M20J (N5630K), Merritt Island, FL, 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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