ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68363
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 30-SEP-2009 |
| Time: | 1637 UTC |
| Type: |  Mooney M20M / 257 TLS Bravo |
| Operator: | N400DE LLC |
| Registration: | N400DE |
| C/n / msn: | 27-0320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 miles southeast of Albany, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KGRR |
| KGRR |
N400DE, a 2003 Mooney M20M, was intercepted by United States F-16s before crashing in Indiana. The single-engine plane departed from Grand Rapids, Michigan at 9:43am EDT and the last radar positions were received at 11:31am before crashing southeast 3 miles southeast of Albany, IN, Indiana.
CNN reports that the pilot became unresponsive to radio calls and NORAD scrambled F-16s around 10 am to intercept the aircraft. Sources speculate that the pilot may have suffered from oxygen deprivation or become otherwise incapacitated.
Sources:
Flightaware, CNN
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09/military-tracking-erratic-plane-near-muncie.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2009 12:12 | Stonesurfer | Added |
| 30-Sep-2009 12:21 | slowkid | Updated |
| 30-Sep-2009 21:01 | Stonesurfer | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2009 14:54 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 16-Oct-2009 10:04 | 162.58.82.135 | Updated |
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