# Accident 19930525015289A: Mooney M20E, Westcliffe, CO, May 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1993, 21:45 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1299° N, 105.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1299&lon=-105.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5741Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5741Q-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525015289A

## Narrative

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

ON IFR CLEARANCE VFR ON TOP ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL. STORMS NOT SEEN OR REPORTED BY ATC.

## 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 DEN93FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA063), May 26, 1993: Mooney M20E (N5741Q), Westcliffe, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. FACTORS WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ASSOCIATED TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N5741Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771106036729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106036729A), Nov 6, 1977: Mooney M20E (N5741Q), Clines Corners, NM, Substantial damage. Attempted to land on highway. No.3AND4 rod bearings failed.

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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