Mooney M20B N77DL

Summary

On 31 August 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N77DL was involved in an accident near Marlboro, 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.

Date

31 August 1987 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marlboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Marlboro (2N8)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20B

Registration

N77DL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakewood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA242

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

DURING THE PLT'S 1ST APCH TO LAND, HE NOTED A WIND SHIFT & MADE A GO-AROUND. HE SAID THE WIND SHIFTED BACK IN FAVOR OF RWY 27, SO HE ATTEMPTED ANOTHER LANDING WITH A LONGER, LOWER APCH TO ACCOMMODATE THE WINDS. ALSO, HE NOTED THERE WERE TREES NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT ON THE 2ND APCH, HE FLARED OVER THE 'NUMBERS' & THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. SUSPECTING ANOTHER WIND REVERSAL, HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND AGAIN. HOWEVER, ON THE 2ND GO-AROUND, THE ACFT HIT THE TOPS OF TREES NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.