# Accident 19900530018269A: Mooney M20F, Aledo, TX, May 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Aledo, TX
- Airport: Triple S Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6899° N, 97.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6899&lon=-97.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6873V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6873V-2013-05-03) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 105 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530018269A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT SOD STRIP UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. ABORTED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. TEMPERATURE 94.

## 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 FTW90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA112), May 31, 1990: Mooney M-20F (N6873V), Aledo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN AS MUCH AS THE PERFORMANCE DATA WAS NOT USED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

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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