Mooney M-20G N3960N

Summary

On 8 March 1987 at about 17:15 local time, a Mooney M-20G registered N3960N was involved in an accident near Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 March 1987 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Kenosha Muni (ENW)

Coordinates

42.5800, -87.8491

Aircraft

Mooney M-20G

Registration

N3960N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87LA092

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

WHILE ON DOWNWIND LEG THE PILOT HEARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CALL DOWNWIND. WHEN HE TURNED TO FINAL THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE. AS HE DESCENDED ON FINAL APPROACH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY INSIDE THE ACFT ON FINAL AND LANDED. THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO ACFT. A PERSON ON THE GROUND RECEIVED A SORE NECK ATTEMPTING TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE FALLING POWER LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.