- Date
- October 5, 1988, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Walsh, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5997QMooney M20E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 17563
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
There is no record plt obtained wx briefing, filed flt plan, or obtained in-flt wx advisories. Plt and two pax departed san marcos, TX, at 1400 CDT in VMC, enroute to springfield, CO. Acft was seen by two witnesses at aprx 1630 MDT, 11 mi w of Walsh, CO, flying westerly at low alt. Wx was IMC with drizzle and thick fog. Acft crashed 5 mi w of Walsh, or 20 mi ese of destination. Plt was not IFR rated and medical certificate had expired. Plt reportedly did not keep logbook and bfr data could not be documented. Acft was out of annual, was not ifr-certified, and ELT battery had expired. Plt told sister he had to return to springfield that day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5997Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 757
- Airframe hours
- 3,234
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Doyle, A.C.
- Registered owner
- Dick Doyle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1986 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- T98 · San Marcos, TX
- Destination
- 8V7 · Springfield, CO
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,050 total · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft