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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Healdton, OK · February 12, 1985

Date: February 12, 1985 · 09:49 local
Place: Healdton, OK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1162N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85FA117
Reported as: Mooney M20J
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 724 total258 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Horizontal stabilator of 39516 entered cockpit during mid air collision. Pilot fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

HORIZONTAL STABILATOR OF 39516 ENTERED COCKPIT DURING MID AIR COLLISION. PILOT FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW85FA117Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportHealdton, OKThe acft collided at 4,500 ft MSL within aprx 15 degrees of head-on. VMC with 30 mi visibility existed with plt reported winds aloft as being light from the west. En route recorded data indicated that N39516 was on a true course of 180 deg and N1162N was on a…Feb 12, 1985 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed