# Accident 19910111000349A: Mooney M20F, Pageland, SC, January 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1991, 14:27 local time
- Place: Pageland, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5994° N, 81.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5994&lon=-81.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6858V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6858V-1991-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 210 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111000349A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED AMMETER DISCHARGE AND NO GYRO. LOST CONTROL,SPIRAL DIVED TO IMPACT. NO DEFECTS FOUND. HAD VACUUM STANDBY.

## 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 ATL91FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA020), Jan 11, 1991: Mooney M20F (N6858V), Pageland, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE MALFUNCTION OF A GYRO INSTRUMENT…

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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