# Accident 19900610019849A: Mooney M20J, Andrews, NC, June 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1990, 22:45 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Airport: Andrews-Murphy Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1899° N, 83.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1899&lon=-83.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201SE-1990-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,064 total, 585 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019849A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN ON CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT. NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 ATL90FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA128), Jun 11, 1990: Mooney M20J (N201SE), Andrews, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE OVER HIGH TERRAIN. DARKNESS AND HIGH TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N201SE (2)

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

- [Incident 19840415021039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415021039I), Apr 15, 1984: Mooney M20J (N201SE), Americus, GA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed as nose wheel touched on the rollout. Actuator rod housing attached to gear motor failed.
- [Incident 19790520026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520026239I), May 20, 1979: Mooney M20J (N201SE), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted gear on rollout.

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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