# Accident 19851215061959A: Mooney M20K, Langhorne, PA, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Langhorne, PA
- Airport: Buehl Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1704° N, 74.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1704&lon=-74.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231A-1996-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215061959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA041), Dec 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N231A), Langhorne, PA, substantial damage, 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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