# Accident 19931114042609A: Mooney M20J, Providence, RI, November 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1993, 00:26 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4224H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4224H-1996-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,686 total, 101 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114042609A

## Narrative

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

LOST VACUMM PUMP NITE IFR. DECLINED ASSISTANCE OR LAND VFR. LOST CONTROL ON ILS APPROACH. HAD PRIMARY PANEL ONLY.

## 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 BFO94FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA008), Nov 14, 1993: Mooney MO-20J (N4224H), Seekonk, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AFTER THE ENGINE'S DRY AIR VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE…

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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