Plane Crash List

Mooney M20J/201 N1172G

22 June 1990 · Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 June 1990 at about 19:00 local time, a Mooney M20J/201 registered N1172G was involved in an accident near Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Kelley's Island (89D)
Coordinates
41.6008, -82.7104
Aircraft
Mooney M20J/201
Registration
N1172G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dayton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA160

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS DURING A GO-AROUND. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS ON FINAL APPROACH. JUST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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11 Jun 1990 Mooney M20J
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no coordinates
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