19880220070109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Morristown, NJ · February 20, 1988

Date
February 20, 1988 · 00:30 local
Place
Morristown, NJ
Airport
Morristown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5782E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA088
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Poor weather planning caused divert to another airport. Lost control on ILS and crashed in swamp. Lacked IFR skills

As the FAA filed it

POOR WEATHER PLANNING CAUSED DIVERT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL ON ILS AND CRASHED IN SWAMP. LACKED IFR SKILLS

NTSB investigation

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