- Date
- February 8, 1987, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Waskish, MN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N11665Mooney M20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13630
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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
During the preflight wx briefing the non-instrument rated pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended. Shortly before the accident, the acft was observed flying over a state highway under a low overcast in poor visibility. The acft was witnessed to fly out of a whiteout in a descending right turn and impact on the frozen surface of a lake. A review of the plts logbooks indicated he had logged one half hour of instrument flt in the last 10 yrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11665
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1355
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flying Scotchman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 24, 1986
- Departed
- BDE · Baudette, MN
- Destination
- M1C · Minneapolis, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,031 total · 4 in this make and model · 857 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJI, 42 nm away