# NTSB CHI80FEV10: Mooney M20K, N231FD, Lacon, IL, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- Place: Lacon, IL · LACON, IL
- Location: 41.0229° N, 89.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lacon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0229&lon=-89.4063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3933  79/11/25   LACON,IL            MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N231FD              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1459 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   LACON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N231FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231FD), registered now, S/N 25-0134, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshall County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791125033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125033609A), Nov 25, 1979: Mooney M20K, Lacon, IL, Substantial damage. Landed long & fast with light tailwind on short, wet runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end into a fence.

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.

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