- Date
- October 3, 1985, 14:27 local (18:27 UTC)
- Place
- Robbinsville, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5750LMooney M20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851003048779A
- Case key
- 30163
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Analysis
During IFR departure from an uncontrolled arpt, the acft was instructed to squawk the discrete freq that had been issued in pre-flt clearance. The plt acknowledged the freq. The acft disappeared from radar. Ground witnesses saw the acft descend out of the low clouds at a high speed. The plt had 11 hrs of IFR PIC experience and 83 hrs of IFR dual instruction. No mechanical problems were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5750L
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1456
- Airframe hours
- 485
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Venture, Inc
- Registered owner
- Jack D. Clary, Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1985 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- N87 · Robbinsville, NJ
- Destination
- UCA · Utica, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 357 total · 30 in this make and model · 269 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 15 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.