# NTSB MIA81FA090: Mooney M20J, N1138K, St.Petersburg, FL, July 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1981
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1705   81/7/1    ST.PETERSBURG,FL    MOONEY M20J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N1138K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 2247 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    ST.PETERSBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CRASHED DRG STEEP TURN FM CLOSE-IN DNWND TO FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1138K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1138K-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 24-1145, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: St.Petersburg

## 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 19810701037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701037729A), Jul 1, 1981: Mooney M20J, St Petersburg-C, FL, Destroyed. The aircraft spun into the ground during the base leg. The pilot used excessive bank to keep a tight pattern.

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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