# Accident 19931214052269A: Mooney M20J, Jones Beach, NY, December 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1993, 21:24 local time
- Place: Jones Beach, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6601° N, 73.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6601&lon=-73.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201TX-2015-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931214052269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA049), Dec 15, 1993: Mooney M20J (N201TX), Jones Beach, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in the airplane impacting with the water. Also casual in this accident was the pilot's total lack of experience in this type of…

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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