19890115000529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Aitkin, MN · January 15, 1989

Date
January 15, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Aitkin, MN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4096H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA053
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
717 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made low altitude turn over snow covered frozen lake. Entered whiteout conditions and impacted the lake.

As the FAA filed it

MADE LOW ALTITUDE TURN OVER SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE. ENTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND IMPACTED THE LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4096H · 1

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