# Accident 19890415009459A: Mooney M20F, Lynch, KY, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lynch, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9610° N, 82.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9610&lon=-82.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9252V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9252V-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415009459A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A FOG OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE. WAS ADVISED OF EN ROUTE IMC.

## 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 ATL89FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA131), Apr 15, 1989: Mooney M20F (N9252V), Lynch, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT…

## Other reports on N9252V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790402012209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402012209I), Apr 2, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9252V), Denver, CO. Pilot lost partial power during approach. Was vectored to closer airport.

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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