19790526016659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Washington, DC · May 26, 1979

Date
May 26, 1979 · 10:46 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Natl
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N201PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA051
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
595 total333 in this make and model333 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot being vectored to runway, tried to slow descent, stalled aircraft and crashed in water short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BEING VECTORED TO RUNWAY, TRIED TO SLOW DESCENT, STALLED AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED IN WATER SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.