# Accident 19910106000249A: Mooney M20K, Gallipolis,, OH, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gallipolis,, OH
- Airport: Gall-Meigs Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8197° N, 82.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8197&lon=-82.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231MC-1994-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000249A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING AFTER ADF APPROACH IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. STALLED AND SPUN IN. WAS IN POSITION TO LAND PRIOR BUT HIGH.

## 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 NYC91FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA058), Jan 6, 1991: Mooney M20K (N231MC), Gallipolis, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO SLOW, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTANT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S TREPIDATION…

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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