# Accident 19870814045549A: Mooney M20, Crestwood, IL, August 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crestwood, IL
- Airport: Howell Crestwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6504° N, 87.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6504&lon=-87.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10816-1988-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360LB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814045549A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST AND LONG ON LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND TOO LATE AND HIT TREES ON CLIMBOUT. BLAMED A WINDSHIFT.

## 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 CHI87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA213), Aug 14, 1987: Mooney 20K (N10816), Crestwood, IL, 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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