# Accident 19920517015229A: Mooney M20F, Glendive, MT, May 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1992, 11:25 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1191° N, 104.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1191&lon=-104.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920L-1994-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920517015229A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED AREA WITH STEEP TURNS AND PULLUPS. ON LAST PASS STALLED IN STEEP TURNOUT. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA92FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA101), May 17, 1992: Mooney M20F (N2920L), Glendive, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT.

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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