# Accident 19970121000699A: Mooney M20J, St Paul, MN, January 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1997, 13:49 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8109° N, 92.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8109&lon=-92.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1160G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1160G-1998-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360HB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 1,410 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121000699A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE ON ILS. ATC ADISED. CLIMBED REPORTED PROBLEM. CRASHED RESIDENTIAL AREA. (-23) N1160G WAS IFR ENROUTE FROM MADISON, WI TO CAMBRIDGE, MN.  PILOT REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT DUE TO WEATHER.  AIRCRAFT WAS ON VECTORS TO THE ILS FOR 32 AT STP.  CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT 1400 FEET.  CONTROLLER QUESTIONED THE PILOT AND HE CLIMBED BACK TO 1700 FEET.  CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF HE HAD A PROBLEM, HE REPLIED YES.  THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 CHI97FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA058), Jan 21, 1997: Mooney M20J (N1160G), Cottage Grove, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during an ILS approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the IFR weather conditions, the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience,…

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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