# Accident 19910114000509A: Mooney M20J, Oklahoma City, OK, January 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1991, 22:44 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers World
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2409° N, 97.5901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2409&lon=-97.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7201E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7201E-1991-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910114000509A

## Narrative

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

TROUBLE INTERCEPTING ILS. LOST LCONTROL AND CRASHED INTO MUDDY WHEAT FIELD.

## 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 FTW91FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA030), Jan 15, 1991: Mooney 20J (N7201E), Newcastle, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES, AND THE DARK NIGHT WITH LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN.

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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