Accident Mooney M20D Master N1968Y,
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Date:Wednesday 5 January 1983
Time:03:49
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20D Master
Owner/operator:Harwood Aviation
Registration: N1968Y
MSN: 233
Total airframe hrs:6542 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lindenwood, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Colorado Spring, CO (COS)
Destination airport:Rockford, IL
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AT 0306 THE PLT CONTACTED ROCKFORD FSS REQUESTING LOCAL WX. HE THEN REQUESTED AN ILS APCH TO ROCKFORD & STATED HE HAD NOAPPROACH PLATES. AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 36, THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP THE ILS & WAS LOW ON FUEL. ARTCC THEN ATTEMPTED TO SET THE ACFT UP FOR A VOR APCH. AT 0346 THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE ABOUT 7 MI SSE OF THE ARPT. ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF ICE WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH STABILIZERS. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41938

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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