# NTSB FTW81FPM05: Mooney M20K, N231KX, Afton, OK, December 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1980
- Place: Afton, OK · AFTON, OK
- Location: 36.6965° N, 94.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6965&lon=-94.9575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3614  80/12/17   AFTON,OK            MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1050                    N231KX              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANGRI-LA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGDALE,AR               AFTON,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N231KX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KX), registered now, S/N 25-0292, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shangri-La

## 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 19801217078319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217078319A), Dec 17, 1980: Mooney M20K, Afton, OK, Destroyed. Too low and slow on final,encountered down draft,struck residence and trees,prior to striking the ground.

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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