Mooney M20E N7144U

Summary

On 24 October 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N7144U, operated by Henry Witte, was involved in an accident near Newark, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 October 1983 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Newark, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N7144U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Henry Witte

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Indianapolis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84FA027

2 people died.

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 HAD BEEN RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE PLT & THIS WAS THE 2ND LEG OF A 3 LEG TRIP WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY DEPARTED HICKORY, NC. TWO WITNESSES LOCATED ABOUT 5 MI SSE OF THE ACCIDENT SITE OBSERVED THE ACFT. ONE WITNESS STATED THE VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 1 MI & THERE WAS LOW CLOUD COVER IN THE ENTIRE AREA. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING STRAIGHT & LEVEL 400-600 FT AGL. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A RIDGE LINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.