19851215061959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Langhorne, PA · December 15, 1985

Date
December 15, 1985 · 17:20 local
Place
Langhorne, PA
Airport
Buehl Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N231A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA041
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

Too low on night landing. Collided with unlighted power lines. Pilot had diabetes and severe heart disease.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW ON NIGHT LANDING. COLLIDED WITH UNLIGHTED POWER LINES. PILOT HAD DIABETES AND SEVERE HEART DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

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