# Accident 19870704032029A: Mooney M20F, Mitchell, SD, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 03:20 local time
- Place: Mitchell, SD
- Airport: Mitchell Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7295° N, 98.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7295&lon=-98.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6933V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6933V-1991-03-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032029A

## Narrative

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

NON RATED PILOT CRASHED THE STOLEN AIRCRAFT ON RETURN TO AIRPORT FROM A NIGHT JOY RIDE. NO KNOWN FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 DEN87FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA167), Jul 4, 1987: Mooney M20F (N6933V), Mitchell, SD, 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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