Mooney M20J N1144P

Summary

On 3 February 1986 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1144P was involved in an accident near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1986 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N1144P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Johnstown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86LA071

1 person had minor injuries.

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.