# Accident 19960907026719A: Mooney M20J, Biscoe, AR, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996, 12:59 local time
- Place: Biscoe, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8997° N, 91.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8997&lon=-91.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311SM-2007-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360 series (registry code 41558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907026719A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS IN FLIGHT, ROLLED LEFT, NOSE DROPPED, EMERGENCY LANDING IN BEAN FIELD, STRUCK TREES, BURNED (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1996, AT 1259 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, IMPACTED TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR BISCOE, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED N. LITTLE ROCK, AR, ABOUT 10:00 FOR LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW96LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA381), Sep 7, 1996: Mooney M20J (N311SM), Biscoe, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: Binding of the flight control system for an undetermined reason.

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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