# Accident 19921225051799A: Mooney M20C, De Ridder, LA, December 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: De Ridder, LA
- Airport: Beauregard Parrish Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7702° N, 93.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7702&lon=-93.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6878N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6878N-1993-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921225051799A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED WING LOW IMPACT. PILOT REPORTED TO HAVE LOW IFR SKILL. NO CURRENT BIENNIAL REVIEW. NO FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 FTW93FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA055), Dec 25, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6878N), Deridder, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN IMC. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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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