# Accident 19951213040439A: Mooney M20J, Bay Minette, AL, December 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1995, 19:15 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8807° N, 87.7710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8807&lon=-87.7710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3874H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3874H-1998-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 19 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213040439A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. HIT TREES ON APPROACH. LOOSE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR BLOCKED AIR INTAKE.

## 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 ATL96FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA021), Dec 14, 1995: Mooney M20J (N3874H), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the alternate air door, which resulted in blockage of air through the induction system. A factor relating to the accident was: failure to comply with Safety Bulletin SB-M20-253.

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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