- Date
- February 10, 1985, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Portsmouth, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2961LMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850210002719A
- Case key
- 12818
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall/mush - uncontrolled
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
The acft was maneuvering at about 500 ft AGL when witnesses reported what they believed to be an eng malfunction. The acft then entered a spin and impacted in an open fld out of control. A conclusive cause of an eng malfunction could not be determined during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2961L
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 670095
- Airframe hours
- 4,247
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- E.Paul Dickerson
- Registered owner
- E. Paul Dickenson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1984 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- Portsmouth, OH
- Destination
- Cheasapeake, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTS, 33 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.