Mooney M20J N1147W

Summary

On 28 April 1982 at about 13:30 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1147W, operated by Thermal Engineering of Arizona, was involved in an accident near Madison, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 1982 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Griswold

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N1147W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thermal Engineering of Arizona

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Worchester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA081

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 30 FT AGL. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND CHECKED THAT THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE PLANE WAS LANDED IN A MARSH WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER DURING TOUCHDOWN. AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED. HOWEVER, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK, FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, THE FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES, AND ASSOCIATED LINES. THE OWNER REPORTED THAT RAIN WATER LEAKED INTO THE LEFT TANK WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.