# Accident 19910830037599A: Mooney M20J, Nantucket, MA, August 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1991, 20:28 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296TH-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 130 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830037599A

## Narrative

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

WENT BELOW MDA ON ILS APPROACH AND IMPACTED SHORT. WEATHER BELOW MINIMA PILOT SKILL FACTORS.WEATHER BELOW ALTERNATE

## 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 NYC91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA226), Aug 31, 1991: Mooney M20J (N296TH), Nantucket, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW THE ILS GLIDE PATH AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

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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