19931214052269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Jones Beach, NY · December 14, 1993

Date
December 14, 1993 · 21:24 local
Place
Jones Beach, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201TX
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA049
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total9 in this make and model17 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.

Lost control on night local flight. Fog rolling in from ocean. Disentregated on impact. Only pieces wreckage found.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT LOCAL FLIGHT. FOG ROLLING IN FROM OCEAN. DISENTREGATED ON IMPACT. ONLY PIECES WRECKAGE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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