# Accident 19901015046319A: Mooney M20C, Madison Creek, AK, October 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Madison Creek, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6099° N, 154.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6099&lon=-154.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601U-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 50 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015046319A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON MINING STRIP DUE WEATHER. ON TAKEOFF ATTEMPT GOT AIRBORNE AT END RUNWAY TOO LOW AND SLOW,STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ANC91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA006), Oct 15, 1990: Mooney M20C (N6601U), Madison Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT OFF AT AN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNPLOWED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.

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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