# Accident 19910502014069A: Mooney M20F, Quincy, CA, May 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1991, 12:33 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9596° N, 121.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9596&lon=-121.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9624M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9624M-1991-06-25) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910502014069A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AREA OF BUILDUPS,HEAVY RAIN. LOST CONTROL,IMPACTED GROUND NEAR VERTICAL. HIGH SPEED.

## 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 LAX91FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA190), May 2, 1991: Mooney M20F (N9624M), Quincy, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC AND THEREAFTER HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER 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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