# Accident 19941118038529A: Mooney M20J, Chatham, MA, November 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1994, 20:16 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7996° N, 70.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7996&lon=-70.0325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5681Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5681Y-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118038529A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO HURRICANE WEATHER. SEVERE AT DESTINATION. CRASHED IN TREES. VERTICALLY. NOTAMS ON WEATHER.

## 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 NYC95FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA031), Nov 19, 1994: Mooney M20J (N5681Y), Brewster, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A MISSED APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITION WITH A LOW CEILING AND RAIN.

## Other reports on N5681Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19921129048229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921129048229A), Nov 29, 1992: Mooney M20 (N5681Y), Hamilton, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed.

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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