# Accident 19940210001919A: Mooney M20K, Applegate, OR, February 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1994, 18:25 local time
- Place: Applegate, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1794° N, 123.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1794&lon=-123.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1093M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1093M-2014-12-17) (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 TSIO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 881 total, 479 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001919A

## Narrative

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

ICED UP IFR AT NIGHT. DESCENDED LOWER TO SHED ICE, BUT FLEW INTO A UNSEEN VALLEY WALL.

## 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 SEA94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA060), Feb 11, 1994: Mooney M20K (N1093M), Applegate, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SELECTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, DARK NIGHT, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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