# Accident 19860522026329A: Mooney M20K, West Milford, NJ, May 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1986, 20:15 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1312° N, 74.3674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1312&lon=-74.3674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97299-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360LB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522026329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC86FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA133), May 23, 1986: Mooney M20K (N97299), West Milford, NJ, destroyed, 3 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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