Accident Mooney M20E N5959Q, Sunday 27 October 1985

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Date:	Sunday 27 October 1985
Time:	20:18 LT
Type:	Mooney M20E
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N5959Q
MSN:	841
Year of manufacture:	1965
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A386
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Meridian, MS - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Panama City, FL (KPFN)
Destination airport:	Chattanooga, TN
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE TAKE-OFF AND WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR A FLIGHT TO CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS AND ATTEMPTED A PRECISION APPROACH. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE APPROACH THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND CRASHED 4 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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