# Accident 19920703023769A: Mooney M20K, Oconto Falls, WI, July 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Oconto Falls, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8702° N, 88.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8702&lon=-88.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231FW-1995-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,109 total, 500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023769A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES AFTER BUZZING A FRIENDS COTTAGE. NO MEDICAL DUE TO WEARING A PACEMAKER.

## 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 CHI92FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA195), Jul 3, 1992: Mooney M20K (N231FW), Oconto Falls, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING A LOW PASS.

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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