# NTSB MKC7LAK016: Mooney M20F, N7187V, Fairmont, MN, August 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1975
- Place: Fairmont, MN · FAIRMONT, MN
- Location: 43.6448° N, 94.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6448&lon=-94.4640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC7LAK016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC7LAK016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2693  75/8/31    FAIRMONT,MN         MOONEY M20F         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 166
        TIME - 0605                    N7187V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRMONT,MN                 WINNIPEG,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPACTED IN A L WING NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7187V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7187V-1975-11-20), registration cancelled 1975-11-20, S/N 22-1185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairmont Muni

## 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 19750831032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831032129A), Aug 31, 1975: Mooney M20D, Fairmont, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted in a l wing nose low attitude.

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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