# NTSB NYC81FA064: Mooney M20K, N231AN, Atlantic City, NJ, June 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1981
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1303  81/6/24    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1600
        TIME - 1600                    N231AN              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REIDSVILLE,NC               ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- MUSHED INTO WTR NR DEP END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N231AN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231AN-1992-01-15), registration cancelled 1992-01-15, S/N 250096 (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: Bader

## 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 19810624036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624036909A), Jun 24, 1981: Mooney M20K, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed last third of runway. Began late go-around, stall mushed into water off end of runway.

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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