# Accident 20020907031359A: Mooney M20F, Rector, AR, September 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2002, 12:14 local time
- Place: Rector, AR
- Airport: Rector Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2500° N, 90.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2500&lon=-90.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6369Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6369Q-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907031359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1214 LOCAL TIME A MOONEY-20-F, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6369Q, SERIAL NUMBER 670452 OWNED BY ALLEN R. EARLS AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK TREES WHILE ON APPROACH TO RECTOR (7M8) AIRPORT, RECTOR, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT ALLEN R. EARLS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN KENNETT, MISSOURI UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW02LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA253), Sep 7, 2002: Mooney M20F (N6369Q), Rector, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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