# Accident 19910713027329A: Mooney M20E, Little River, CA, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Little River, CA
- Airport: Mendocino County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2596° N, 123.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2596&lon=-123.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999LM-1991-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027329A

## Narrative

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

CALLED UNICOM FOR INFO THEN SEEN SPINNING OUT OF CLOUDS NEAR AIRPORT. CRASHED AND BURNED. LOW CEILING FOG IN AREA.

## 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 LAX91LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA309), Jul 13, 1991: Mooney M20 (N999LM), Little River, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY INDUCING A STALL SPIN CONDITION WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN.

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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