# Accident 19930625025849A: Mooney M20K, Hobart, IN, June 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5307° N, 87.2607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5307&lon=-87.2607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5655M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5655M-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FAMS4](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FAMS4) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625025849A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WITH FOG MIST AND THUNDERSTORM IN DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. NO TRACE OF PILOT OR M20 FOUND.

## 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 CHI93FAMS4](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FAMS4), Jun 25, 1993: Mooney M20K (N5655M), Hobart, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

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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