# Accident 19890815030159A: Mooney M20F, Davis, OK, August 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Davis, OK
- Airport: Crazy Horse Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4795° N, 97.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4795&lon=-97.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6814V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6814V-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F (registry code 5870314, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 203 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815030159A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING DROPPED ON LANDING FLARE.TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT ALLOWED TORQUE TO TURN AIRCRAFT TO LEFT. HIT POLE FENCES.

## 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 FTW89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA149), Aug 15, 1989: Mooney M20F (N6814V), Davis, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTIAN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N6814V (1)

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

- [Incident 19840504039399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504039399I), May 4, 1984: Mooney M20F (N6814V), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Lost electric power due to alternator failure. Failed to fully extend landing gear manually. Gear collapsed landing

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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