# Accident 19890630018829A: Mooney M20E, Weirton, WV, June 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1989, 15:35 local time
- Place: Weirton, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4004° N, 80.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4004&lon=-80.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1950Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1950Y-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 560 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630018829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. UNDERSHOT OPEN FIELD AND HIT TREES ON LANDING. LOW FUEL ACCUMULATED WATER.

## 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 BFO89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA050), Jun 30, 1989: Mooney M20E (N1950Y), Weirton, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N1950Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19820822054249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822054249I), Aug 22, 1982: Mooney M20E (N1950Y), Grove City, PA, Minor damage. Turned off runway at FAR end after landing and taxied into a ditch.

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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