# Accident 19900402007989A: Mooney M20F, Oklahoma City, OK, April 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1990, 22:46 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5005° N, 97.6399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-97.6399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3514X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3514X-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 36 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402007989A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW TURNING FINAL FOR NIGHT LANDING,STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND.

## 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 FTW90DPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ04), Apr 3, 1990: Mooney M20F (N3514X), Bethany, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT STALLED AND SPUN THE AIRPLANE INADVERTENTLY WHILE TURNING TO THE BASE LEG. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF NIGHT FLYING TIME.

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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