Mooney M20F N7040V
21 July 1986 · West Milford, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1986 at about 14:35 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N7040V was involved in an accident near West Milford, New Jersey, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Milford, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Lake (4N1)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N7040V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Willoughby → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA186
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLT BELIEVED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT BRAKING, SO HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE RPRTD THAT ON CLIMB-OUT, THE TAIL OF THE ACFT IMPACTED A 'HILL.' THE ACFT THEN CRASHED NOSE DOWN & WAS DESTROYED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1986 | Mooney M20F | Cloverdale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Mooney M20F | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1986 | Mooney M20F | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20F | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Robert W.kell | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1986 | Mooney M20F | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1986 | Mooney M20F | Greenwood, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1986 | Mooney M20K | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Cessna 152 | Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City Air Taxi, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |