# Accident 19870905077539A: Mooney M20C, Waller, TX, September 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1987, 17:42 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0498° N, 95.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0498&lon=-95.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5590Q-1990-03-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 25 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905077539A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS IN APPROACH TO STALL. SPIN BEGAN. CFI GOT STUDENT OFF CONTROLS JUST PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 FTW87FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA209), Sep 5, 1987: Mooney M-20C (N5590Q), Waller, TX, 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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