# Accident 19900413008839A: Mooney M20K, Carson City, NV, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2090° N, 119.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2090&lon=-119.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231NB-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 73 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008839A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TAKE OFF, ENTER RIGHT BANK, FOLLOWED BY A STEEP LEFT BANK AND DIVE TO THE 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 SEA90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA066), Apr 13, 1990: Mooney M20K (N231NB), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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