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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · West Milford, NJ · May 22, 1986

Date
May 22, 1986 · 20:15 local
Place
West Milford, NJ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97299
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA133
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360LB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3

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What happened

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

Flew into thunderstorm IFR in IMC. Lost control and collided wit ground. Reported severe downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM IFR IN IMC. LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WIT GROUND. REPORTED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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