- Date
- October 6, 1985, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Americus, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4287HMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851006049079A
- Case key
- 6990
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft contacted a tree and came to rest inverted during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The loss of pwr occurred aprx 5 miles west of the destination arpt. Post accident inspection of the airframe and powerplant failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction which would have resulted in the pwr loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4287H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-069
- Airframe hours
- 1,920
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Shumate
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1985 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- CSG · Columbus, GA
- Destination
- ACJ · Americus, GA
- Airport
- ACJ · Struther Field
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 562 total · 328 in this make and model · 448 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.