# Accident 20110718014069A: Mooney M20C, Grace, ID, July 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2011, 17:46 local time
- Place: Grace, ID
- Airport: Simpson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6006° N, 111.7278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6006&lon=-111.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6855N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6855N-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 460 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110718014069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT, UPWIND AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 16, ENTERED RIGHT BANK OF APPROXAMETLY 45 DEGREES, FOLLOWED BY A LEFT BANK, AND NOSED OVER INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR11FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA335), Jul 18, 2011: Mooney M20C (N6855N), Grace, ID, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic 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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