- Date
- September 19, 1984, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lanett, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N201RTMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840919049639A
- Case key
- 6303
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Communications with columbus apch revealed plt was unfamiliar with area and had difficulities finding the arpt witnesses viewed acft on final for rwy 08 with landing gear extended. Acft described as being low and slow. Witnesses stated engine sounds fluctuated and acft entered a steep descent. Acft impacted a wooded area about 1/2 mile west or arpt. Acft wreckage was confined to an area aprx 60 ft diameter. Broken limbs were observed in tree aprx 30 ft AGL and about 32 ft west of principal impact point.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201RT
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 240117
- Engine
- Lycoming IO360A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Carey, Raymond J.
- Registered owner
- Cruzan Chemicals, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1984
- Departed
- CLT · Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- 7A3 · Lanett, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 7A3 · Lanett Moni, runway 8, 3,150 × 80 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,550 total · 125 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CSG, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.