# Accident 19871114064819A: Mooney M20K, Danby, VT, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Danby, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3437° N, 72.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danby, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3437&lon=-72.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252ZF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252ZF-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064819A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO LOW CLOUDS WITH ICING CONDITION. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND SPUN INTO MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 NYC88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA042), Nov 14, 1987: Mooney M20K (N252ZF), Danby, VT, destroyed, 2 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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