- Date
- April 7, 1985, 17:09 local (22:09 UTC)
- Place
- Lock Haven, PA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5764DMooney MO-20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850407077469A
- Case key
- 35806
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Analysis
Preflt wx briefings were issued to the plt that forecasted moderate icing & turbulence from 3000 to 14000 ft across the planned route. An IFR flt plan was filed and during the flt the plt reported engine problems at 1100 ft MSL. During vectors to closest arpt plt reported eng operating & requested arpt with better wx. During vectors to arpt plt reported rime ice forming on acft & eng failure at 9000 ft MSL. The acft was vectored to the closet arpt. Radar contact & communications were lost & the acft collided with terrain southeast of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5764D
- Reported as
- Mooney MO-20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1475
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen A. Matthews
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JHW · Jamestown, NY
- Destination
- PHF · Newport News, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LHV · Lock Haven, runway 27, 3,350 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 840 total · 650 in this make and model · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UNV, 26 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.