Mooney M20B N74788

Summary

On 4 June 1983 at about 21:40 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N74788 was involved in an accident near Lakeville, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1983 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeville, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20B

Registration

N74788

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taunton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA132

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE SMOOTH WATER OF A RESERVOIR WHILE FLYING LOW DURING AN AFTERNOON FLIGHT. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FT OFFSHORE WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE ACFT THEN SANK IN 15-20 FT OFWATER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SMOOTH GLASSY SURFACE OF THE WATER INTERFERRED WITH HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION. DUE TO THIS DIFFICULTY IN JUDGING THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATER VISUALLY HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN HIGHER HE SAID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.