What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 12, 2002, about 1955 EST, a Mooney M20R, N2165Y, was destroyed after it crashed into the atlantic ocean, about 5 miles south of the martha's Vineyard airport (mvy) Vineyard haven, MA. The certificated private pilot and a passenger were presumed fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the theodore francis green state airport (pvd), providence, RI. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The aircraft was conducting the VOR runway 6 approach.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2002, ABOUT 1955 EST, A MOONEY M20R, N2165Y, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT (MVY) VINEYARD HAVEN, MA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE AIRPORT (PVD), PROVIDENCE, RI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING THE VOR RUNWAY 6 APPROACH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.