- Date
- December 8, 1984, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Montague, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1113XMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841208065379A
- Case key
- 35790
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Buzzing - improperCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Analysis
The pilot of this aircraft was discharged from the hospital following a bladder biopsy about six hours prior to the accident. Although he was advised not to fly that day he elected to do so. He was engaged in buzzing a friends house when he collided with trees, crashed and burned. The autopsy following the accident did not indicate incapacitation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1113X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1140
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John H. Hafner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- N52 · Somerville, NJ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,134 total · 2,024 in this make and model · 2,032 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDW, 32 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.