# Accident 19940609014669A: Mooney M20C, Rawlings, WY, June 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rawlings, WY
- Airport: Rawlings Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6602° N, 107.9702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6602&lon=-107.9702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609014669A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. DESCENDED TO AVOID FLOCK OF BIRDS. STRUCK POWERLINE 23FT AGL.

## 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 SEA94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA145), Jun 9, 1994: Mooney M20C (N711LP), Wamsutter, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: TRANSMISSION WIRE.

## Other reports on N711LP (1)

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

- [Incident 20140521006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521006359I), May 21, 2014: Mooney M20C (N711LP), Vernal, UT, Minor damage. Pilot noticed he was having a hard time slowing down. He realized he had forgot to lower the gear when he heart the first tick of the prop on the runway. Pilot…

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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