Mooney M20F N6864V

Summary

On 6 August 1988 at about 16:45 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N6864V, operated by Edward J. Geyman, was involved in an accident near Burkesville, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 August 1988 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Burkesville, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

36.7905, -85.3603

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N6864V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edward J. Geyman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jonesboro → Madison

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA228

1 person was seriously 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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN AND EXTREME TURBULENCE WHILE FLYING OVER A BLACK CLOUD AT 8,500 FT. HE STATED THAT IT WAS AS IF AN 'INVISIBLE TORNADO HAD REACHED OUT' AND GRABBED THE AIRPLANE; EXCESSIVE CLIMB & DESCENT RATES WERE EXPERIENCED, AND CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SPIN AND DESCENDED SEVERAL THOUSAND FT INTO TREES. THE WINGS WERE TORN OFF ON IMPACT WITH THE TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION, THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING FROM FLT SVC, BUT NOTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A COLD FRONT IN THE AREA. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN INSTRUMENT RATING. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, HE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.