# Accident 19950629016709A: Mooney M20E, Ronan, MT, June 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5296° N, 114.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5296&lon=-114.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9273M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,748 total, 131 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629016709A

## Narrative

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

TAKING OFF ON GRASS STRIP BOUNCED INTO AIR AND TURNED SIDEWAYS AS A WING CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS. ABORTED. HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA95LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA141), Jun 29, 1995: Mooney M20E (N9273M), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A ROUGH/UNEVEN AIRSTRIP AND TALL VEGETATION.

## Other reports on N9273M (1)

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

- [Accident 19880803067969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803067969A), Aug 3, 1988: Mooney M20E (N9273M), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Engine seized on climbout. Crash landed near airport. Pilot removed broken vacuum pump but failed to cover hole.

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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