# Accident 19901228056399A: Mooney M20C, Pensacola, FL, December 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1990, 17:39 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4703° N, 87.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4703&lon=-87.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6600U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6600U-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056399A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. WITNESS HEARD STARTER OPERATING. LOST CONTROL HIT TREES. CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 MIA91FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA057), Dec 28, 1990: Mooney M20C (N6600U), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CONDITION.

## Other reports on N6600U (1)

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

- [Accident 19730730021919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730021919A), Jul 30, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6600U), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Tstms in area.

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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