Mooney M20B N13213

Summary

On 29 November 1982 at about 16:33 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N13213, operated by Charles W. Puhala, was involved in an accident near Auburn, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 November 1982 at 16:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, New York, United States

Coordinates

42.9309, -76.5601

Aircraft

Mooney M20B

Registration

N13213

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles W. Puhala

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Skaneateles → Washington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FA035

2 people died.

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

DURING DEPARTURE ON AN IFR CLIMB-OUT RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. THE PILOT'S LAST REPORTED ALTITUDE WAS PASSING THROUGH 4,500 FT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,700 FT MSL. INITIAL CONTACT WAS WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 40 FT IN HEIGHT AT AN ANGEL OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES. THE PILOT HAD 20 ACTUAL INSTRUMENT AND 68 SIMULATED INSTRUMENT HOURS LOGGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.