ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371522
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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1988 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20 |
| Owner/operator: | Howard Balick |
| Registration: | N5782E |
| MSN: | 24-1515 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 500 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morristown, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Bridge, NJ (3N6) |
| Morristown, NJ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE MOONEY CRASHED WHILE ON A ILS APPROACH AT NIGHT. THE PLT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO GET INTO TWO OTHER AIRPORTS DUE TO WEATHER AND AIR TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN SWAMPY AREA. THE PILOT HAD TOLD ATC THAT HE FELT UNEASY ABOUT HIS ENGINE; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT TOLD FAA PERS THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN FEELING WELL, BUT NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. THE FAA SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE DESCENT RATE WAS 5 DEGREES. THE DESCENT RATE ON THE ILS IS 3 DEGREES. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND WITH SUFFICENT FORCE TO DISLODGE AND THROW THE ENG ABOUT 175 FT FORWARD OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA088
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 07:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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