- Date
- February 3, 1986, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Johnstown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1144PMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860203002109A
- Case key
- 30296
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Analysis
The flight was enroute from louisville Kentucky to Connecticut. While cruising at 9000 ft an engine power loss was experienced. An emergency was declared. The ATC set up an ILS approach to runway 33 at Johnstown, PA. However the pilot could not maintain glideslope to the runway and crashed landed in a field demolishing the aircraft. The engine examination did not explain the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1144P
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1187
- Airframe hours
- 1,475
- Engine
- Lycoming I0360-A3B69, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymink Imports, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985
- Departed
- Louisville, KY
- Destination
- Johnstown, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 565 total · 311 in this make and model · 271 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1144P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.