# Accident 19950823025319A: Mooney M20F, Leadville, CO, August 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1995, 10:17 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5006° N, 106.3610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5006&lon=-106.3610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3768N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3768N-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823025319A

## Narrative

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

TWO CFI PILOTS LANDED HIGHEST LEVEL AIRPORT. FOUND LATER, VERTICAL IMPACT IN MOUNTAINS. NO MOUNTAIN FLYING CHECKOUT

## 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 FTW95FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA359), Aug 23, 1995: Mooney M20F (N3768N), Red Cliff, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT CREW, AND THEIR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.…

## Other reports on N3768N (1)

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

- [Incident 19930820034709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820034709I), Aug 20, 1993: Mooney M20F (N3768N), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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