# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 1985

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA033.md): Mooney M20K · Des Moines, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1985 · N1152T · Destroyed
  > The weather briefer informed the pilot that VFR was not recommended due to current/forecast condtions. The non instrument rated pilot then filed a VFR flight plan responding that he was IFR rated and would file inflight if necessary. Witnesses reported…
- [NTSB ATL86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA041.md): Mooney M20K · Langhorne, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1985 · N231A · Substantial damage
  > Acft collided with marked but unlighted transmission lines 670 ft fm rwy threshold. The lines are 81 ft above the threshold elevation and are marked but unlighted. They are also 1193 ft from the displaced threshold. The pilot did not have a current medical or…
- [NTSB MKC86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA021.md): Mooney M20K · Spring Hill, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1985 · N231KB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of this aircraft was returning from a business flight when the engine failed. During the forced landing, the aircraft rolled through a fence and then impacted a pole with one wing. The pilot stated that one connecting rod came through the side of…
- [NTSB LAX85LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA404.md): Mooney M20K · Huntington Bch, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1985 · N231GW · Substantial damage
  > The plt acknowledged that on short final approach to the 2330 ft-long rwy, the acft's speed was 'a little hot', & during ldg flare the acft 'floated in ground effect'. After the acft bounced 3 times the plt decided to go around & he applied full pwr. The plt…
- [NTSB LAX85LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA391.md): Mooney M20K · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1985 · N5788U · Substantial damage
  > While enroute to van nuys arpt at about 9500 ft, the plt reported to edwards afb apch control that he was experiencing a rough running eng. The plt requested and received a radar vector to wm j. fox arpt, lancaster, CA. Shortly thereafter the eng sustained a…
- [NTSB DEN85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA158.md): Mooney M20K · Lafayette, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1985 · N5764N · Substantial damage
  > On June 8, 1985, a Mooney M20K, impacted the ground off the rwy while landing at alexander dawson arpt, Lafayette, o. the plt said he was attempting to make a short field apchto the plt, the apch was high and fast. The acft landed, porpoised, and departed the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870220'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870220&year=1985

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