# Accident 19971213046509A: Mooney M20, Pocahontas, AR, December 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Airport: Pocahontas Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2609° N, 90.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2609&lon=-90.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6159E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159E-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971213046509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM THE LEFT MAIN TIRE ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND GRASS AREA. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOLDED UNDERNEATHE AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AND TWISTED AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE BELLY SKIN WAS CRUSHED UPWARD IN THE AREA OF THE WING CARRY-THROUGH SPAR.

## 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 FTW98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA082), Dec 13, 1997: Mooney M20 (N6159E), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was: the pilot's lack of recent…

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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