# Accident 19910115000609A: Mooney M20K, Fayette, MO, January 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1991, 05:00 local time
- Place: Fayette, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1403° N, 92.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1403&lon=-92.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5809A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809A-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910115000609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI91LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA071), Jan 15, 1991: Mooney M20K (N5809A), Fayette, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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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