ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40526
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 December 1993 |
| Time: | 22:24 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Levente Huiszinka |
| Registration: | N201TX |
| MSN: | 24-0151 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2224 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jones Beach, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NY (FRG |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN A CLEARANCE FROM ATC FOR A TRANSITION FLIGHT THROUGH CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE AT 1000 FT. THE PILOT DECLINED THE CLEARANCE ATC GAVE HIM, AND ELECTED TO CANCEL HIS REQUEST AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. IT WAS A DARK NIGHT, AND THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VFR AT TIMES, AND A PILOT REPORTED FOG IN THE AREA. RADAR DATA DEPICTED AN AIRPLANE MANEUVERING IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCATION, OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 2123:56. PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR IT DESCENDED AND CLIMBED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VERTICAL VELOCITY DURING THE DESCENTS PEAKED AT 7000 FEET PER MINUTE (FPM), FOLLOWED BY A CLIMB OF ABOUT 5000 FPM, AND ANOTHER DESCENT OF 4000 FPM. THE SEARCH OF THE WATERS OFF THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND, NY, AND ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT), WERE CANCELLED ON 12/22/93. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT PIECES OF AIRCRAFT DEBRIS WASHED UP ON THE BEACH. ONE PIECE OF DEBRIS HAD 'N201TX' PAINTED ON IT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT; NIGHT FLYING; AND/OR THE CARRYING OF PASSENGERS AT ANYTIME.
Probable Cause: was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in the airplane impacting with the water. Also casual in this accident was the pilot's total lack of experience in this type of aircraft, and operations. A factor in this accident was the lack of visual reference with the horizon as result of the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA049
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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