- Date
- November 15, 1986, 10:43 local (15:43 UTC)
- Place
- Jackman, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6863NMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861115055659A
- Case key
- 30558
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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.
Analysis
The pilot attempted a landing on a runway marked with a x. the runway was closed because it had been extended and was very close to some powerlines. The pilot hit the power lines on final and the aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot was seriously injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6863N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680143
- Airframe hours
- 1,411
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Earl T. Veary
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Meganic
- Destination
- Jackman, ME
- Airport
- 59B · Newton Field, runway 30, 2,100 × 50 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 450 in this make and model · 410 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 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 N6863N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.