# Accident 19931017039429A: Mooney M20B, Bethpage, TN, October 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bethpage, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4996° N, 86.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4996&lon=-86.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74724-1997-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 102 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931017039429A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC AT TREE TOP LEVEL. LOST CONTROL. HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT. NO RECORD WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL94FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA006), Oct 17, 1993: Mooney M20B (N74724), Bethpage, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING SERVICE, AND THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## Other reports on N74724 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840618046329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618046329I), Jun 18, 1984: Mooney M20B (N74724), Medora, ND, Substantial damage. Nose gear hit a hole in the runway and collapsed during landing. While being towed to the ramp main gear collapsed.

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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