# Accident 19930809028209A: Mooney M20C, Big Lake, TX, August 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1993, 12:17 local time
- Place: Big Lake, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1893° N, 101.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1893&lon=-101.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5672Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5672Q-1994-02-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809028209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING PIPELINE PATROL. ENGINE HEARD RUNNING ROUGH ON DEPARTURE. NO ANOMALIES 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 FTW93FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA235), Aug 9, 1993: Mooney M20C (N5672Q), Big Lake, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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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