# Accident 19851003048779A: Mooney M20J, Robbinsville, NJ, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 14:27 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (N87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5750L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5750L-1994-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003048779A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING IMC CLIMBOUT ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. HIGH SPEED DIVE INTO GROUND. LIMITED IFR EXPERIENCE.

## 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 NYC86FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA001), Oct 3, 1985: Mooney M20J (N5750L), Robbinsville, NJ, destroyed, 1 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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