- Date
- May 10, 1981
- Place
- Campbell Hill, IL · CAMPBELL HILL, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N231DZMooney M20K
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810510023509A
- Case key
- 125338
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2744 81/5/10 CAMPBELL HILL,IL MOONEY M20K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2123 TIME - 1638 N231DZ PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1272 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 50 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- DRNG WX BRIEFING PLT STATED HE HAD TO BE IN LOUISVILLE BY 6PM FOR A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N231DZ
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N231DZRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2012 · Mooney M20KAirframe modelMooney M20KEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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