ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36276
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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1986 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N97299 |
| MSN: | 25-0506 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 650 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-LB1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Milford, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bedford, MA (BED) |
| Morristown, NJ (MMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE STORMS THE PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A STORM AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE PLTS LAST RADIO CALL INDICATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33672
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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