# Incident 19890708041459I: Mooney M20C, Stormville, NY, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Stormville, NY
- Airport: Stormville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5399° N, 73.7294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5399&lon=-73.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6872N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708041459I

## Narrative

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

DID NOT ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF. LEFT WING DIPPED AND AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. LANDED IN FIELD HITTING DRUMS.

## 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 NYC89LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA168), Jul 8, 1989: Mooney M20C (N6872N), Stormville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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