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CHI92LA040

1991-12-04 · MORRIS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MOX

Current FAA registration · N201QB

Make / Model
MOONEY M20J
Year of manufacture
1979 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20200812
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1971A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER GLIDEPATH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION, THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE SNOW SHOWER IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME.

Factual narrative

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NIGHT IN A SNOW SHOWER. LEFT WINGTIP HIT SNOWBANK AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHEN PILOT FLARED FOR LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI92LA040.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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