19861022049989A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20B · Buffalo, WY · October 22, 1986

Date
October 22, 1986 · 21:00 local
Place
Buffalo, WY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N74739
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA008
Reported as
Mooney M20B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,090 total3 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The engine failed from ice blockage and the aircraft struck terrain. VFR pilot in IFR conditions. Cocaine and beer.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM ICE BLOCKAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN. VFR PILOT IN IFR CONDITIONS. COCAINE AND BEER.

NTSB investigation

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