- Date
- February 23, 1985, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coldwater, OH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N231GXMooney M20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850223037429A
- Case key
- 12820
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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.
Abrupt maneuver
Aerobatics - intentionalFactor
Proper altitude - not attainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The flight departed without a pre-flight inspection, engine run up, or radio call on UNICOM. The aircraft was observed doing low altitude aerobatic maneuvers. Witnesses observed the aircraft nose over and impact the ground in a near vertica attitude from about 200 ft AGL. The engine was heard to be operating at or near full power up to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N231GX
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 250251
- Airframe hours
- 823
- Engine
- Continental TS10-360-GB1, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Bosch, doing business as Proflight Aviation
- Registered owner
- John A. Bosch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- COA · Celina, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,275 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.