# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 1990

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 LAX91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA063.md): Cessna 172 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1990 · N739ZV · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots used poor visual lookout procedures.
- [NTSB LAX91FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA001.md): Mooney M20K · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1990 · N231AX · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to operate the aircraft with a known discrepancy; inadequate maintenance procedures; and the pilot's inflight loss of control due to smoke and fumes in the cockpit.
- [NTSB SEA90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA066.md): Mooney M20K · Carson City, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1990 · N231NB · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB MIA90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA065.md): Mooney M-20K-231 · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1990 · N1173E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command failed to properly pre-flight the airplane and assure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard to complete the intended flight. This resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA064.md): Mooney M20-K · Gibsonia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1990 · N1149G · Substantial damage
  > The collision with rods in the field as the pilot was attempting a forced landing after a complete engine failure.
- [NTSB NYC90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA053.md): Mooney M20 · Brogue, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1990 · N231FH · Destroyed
  > Off airport landing due to an engine power loss due to failure of the no. 2 crankshaft bearing.

## 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") = 1990
  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=1990

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