- Date
- October 4, 1979
- Place
- Pikeville, TN · PIKEVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N201YYMooney M20J
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3013 79/10/4 PIKEVILLE,TN MOONEY M20J CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 646 TIME - 1102 N201YY PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT LEONARD WOOD,MO FRANKLIN,NC KNOXVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- GIVEN IFR CLRNC ENRT 19 MINUTES BEFORE ACDT.DRIFTED OFF COURSE,DSCNDD 4000FT.ARTHRITIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201YY
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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