# Accident 19931031041109A: Mooney M20K, Cincinnati, OH, October 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1993, 10:50 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2407° N, 84.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2407&lon=-84.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252G-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 15 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931031041109A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN CIRCLE AFTER VOR APPROACH. STALLED AND SPUN INTO BUILDING. WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO DUE MODERAGE ICING AREA.

## 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 NYC94FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA025), Oct 31, 1993: Mooney M20K (N252G), Blue Ash, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision to conduct flight into known icing conditions and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors were icing…

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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