# Accident 19900615020499A: Mooney M20E, Charleston, WV, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 08:27 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3693° N, 81.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3693&lon=-81.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3260F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3260F-1990-12-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615020499A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON ILS APPROACH. FAILED TO NOTE MINIMUM ALTITUDE. LOW CLOUDS AN FOG IN AREA.

## 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 BFO90FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA057), Jun 15, 1990: Mooney M20E (N3260F), Charleston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH ON THE ILS APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH AT THE DECISION HEIGHT. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A…

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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