19811031084449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Effingham, IL · October 31, 1981

Date
October 31, 1981 · 02:47 local
Place
Effingham, IL
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201LN
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA010
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total176 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck wires and power pole on low, slow final for landing. Crashed 500 feet from runway. Dark night, no VASI.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES AND POWER POLE ON LOW, SLOW FINAL FOR LANDING. CRASHED 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY. DARK NIGHT, NO VASI.

NTSB investigation

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