- Date
- December 11, 1987, 09:29 local (15:29 UTC)
- Place
- St Theresa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4324HMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871211046439A
- Case key
- 32108
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Analysis
While in cruise flt at 3000 ft south-southeast of st. Theresa, FL over the gulf of Mexico, the plt reported a total loss of power. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful. The acft was then ditched aprx 11 nautical miles & 146 degrees from st. Theresa, FL, near a fishing vessel. The plt & passenger then evacuated the acft & were transported to land. The acft has not been recovered therefore no determination could be made as to the loss of power reported by the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4324H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 240705
- Airframe hours
- 638
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pulfrey, Robert E.
- Registered owner
- Pulfrey, Robert E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1987 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- PGD · Punta Gorda, FL
- Destination
- 71A · Pine Hill, AL
- Airport
- NONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,600 total · 650 in this make and model · 6,500 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AAF, 41 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.