# Accident 19930625020699A: Mooney M20C, Eleleth, MN, June 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1993, 17:55 local time
- Place: Eleleth, MN
- Airport: Eleleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4596° N, 92.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4596&lon=-92.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7131V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131V-2009-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 400 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625020699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. BEGAN LATE GO AROUND BUT ABORTED DUE TREES. LANDED IN SOFT SOD. NOSED OVER

## 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 CHI93LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA231), Jun 25, 1993: Mooney M20C (N7131V), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF 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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