# Accident 19941228043019A: Mooney M20K, Minneapolis, MN, December 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8794° N, 93.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8794&lon=-93.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3983H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983H-2018-09-13) (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 TSIO360MB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,580 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941228043019A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON RETURN. RAN INTO A FENCE. CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEM TO BE EXPLORED.

## 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 CHI95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA058), Dec 28, 1994: Mooney M20K (N3983H), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudging of distance and airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an overrun. Factors associated with the accident were the separation of the exhaust pipe and the…

## Other reports on N3983H (2)

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

- [Incident 20140603006819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603006819I), Jun 3, 2014: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N3983H), Peru, IN, Minor damage. On June 3, 2014 at 1155 Mooney M20K aircraft N3983H landed with gear up at Peru airport (I760, Indiana. 1 pilot onboard with no passengers and no injuries.…
- [Accident 19951013036079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013036079A), Oct 13, 1995: Mooney M20K (N3983H), Dalton, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost oil and manifold pressure on climb at FL70. Overshot emergency airport rod bolts broke on two connecting rods.

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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