# Accident 19850407077469A: Mooney M20J, Lock Haven, PA, April 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1985, 17:09 local time
- Place: Lock Haven, PA
- Airport: William T Piper Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 77.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-77.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5764D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5764D-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 650 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407077469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO SEVERE WEATHER. ENGINE LOST POWER IN HEAVY SNOW. STRUCK TREES ON A RIDGE NEAR AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA103), Apr 7, 1985: Mooney MO-20J (N5764D), Lock Haven, PA, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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