# Accident 19910310004889A: Mooney M20C, Loa, UT, March 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Loa, UT
- Airport: Wayne Wonderland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4106° N, 111.6396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4106&lon=-111.6396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7108U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7108U-1991-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 430 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310004889A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND AND STALLED TURNING LOW MID FIELD INTO WIND. AIRCRAFT WING HIT. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 SEA91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA064), Mar 10, 1991: Mooney M20C (N7108U), Loa, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB IN A TURN RESULTING IN AN INADVERTNENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A…

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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