# Accident 19940607014139A: Mooney M20J, Edgartown, MA, June 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1994, 11:44 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4393H-1994-11-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607014139A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO DENSE FOG. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND SPIRAL DIVE TO IMPACT 300FT BEYOND RUNWAY. IFR RATED.

## 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 BFO94FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA091), Jun 7, 1994: Mooney M20J (N4393H), Edgartown, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THAT FAILED TO REMOVE THE PITOT TUBE COVER WHICH LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4393H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910324019789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324019789I), Mar 24, 1991: Mooney M20J (N4393H), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Hit runway lights. Made a go around and landed safely.
- [Incident 19850420037239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420037239I), Apr 20, 1985: Mooney M20J (N4393H), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was distracted by front seat conversation and failed to extend gear for landing.

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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