Mooney M20A N8343E

Summary

On 9 January 1983 at about 23:25 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8343E, operated by William Close, was involved in an accident near Ashkum, Illinois, 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

9 January 1983 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashkum, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

40.8707, -87.9502

Aircraft

Mooney M20A

Registration

N8343E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William Close

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Troy → Palmyra

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI83LA078

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 MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING A FERRY FLIGHT BECAUSE OF LOWERING CEILING AND DARKNESS,DURING THE LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED FROM OVERLOAD. THE PILOT WAS DELAYED IN HIS DEPARTURE FOR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE.INCREASING CLOUDS AND DARKNESS AND HIS INABILITY TO LOCATE TWO OF HIS ALTERNATES PUT HIM INTO A SITUATION AND HE ELECTEDTO LAND OFF AIRPORT IN AN OPEN FIELD RATHER THAN RISK FURTHER FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.