# Accident 19891028043629A: Mooney M20E, Ravenna, OH, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1506° N, 81.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1506&lon=-81.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7117U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7117U-1990-08-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028043629A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. NOSE WHEEL HIT RUNWAY. BEGAN ABRUPT PULLUP TO GO AROUND,STALLED,ROLLED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA021), Oct 28, 1989: Mooney M20E (N7117U), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE THE PILOT OVERSHOOTING THE APPROACH & LANDING DUE TO MISJUDGING HIS…

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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