19910115000609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Fayette, MO · January 15, 1991

Date
January 15, 1991 · 05:00 local
Place
Fayette, MO
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5809A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA071
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Continued night flight VFR in IFR IMC with rain. Snow and icing. Impacted in farm field. Near vertical descent.

As the FAA filed it

CONTINUED NIGHT FLIGHT VFR IN IFR IMC WITH RAIN. SNOW AND ICING. IMPACTED IN FARM FIELD. NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.