ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297864
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 2019 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J 201 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Mods and Repair Inc |
| Registration: | N201DG |
| MSN: | 24-0110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5233 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cape May, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Robbinsville, NJ (N87) |
| Robbinsville, NJ (N87) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was seen by multiple witnesses flying low just above the ocean surface near the shoreline. One witness stated that he saw the airplane flying about 10 ft above the ocean when it contacted the water, climbed about 100 to 200 ft, then entered a steep dive and impacted the water in a near-vertical attitude.
Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Following a death investigation, the state medical examiner classified the manner of death as suicide.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional flight into water as an act of suicide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19FA184
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 09:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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