Mooney M-20K N9644B
18 November 1983 · Buffalo, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 November 1983 at about 01:20 local time, a Mooney M-20K registered N9644B was involved in an accident near Buffalo, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo Muni (8Y2)
- Coordinates
- 45.1694, -93.8590
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20K
- Registration
- N9644B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowling Green → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA045
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN APPROACH ON A DARK NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE PLT CANCELED HIS IFR FLT PLAN 15 MILES EAST OF THE ARPT. THE PLT APPROACHED THE ARPT IN A NORMAL VFR PATTERN BUT ON FINAL APPROACH HE GOT AN ILLUSION FROM THE LIGHTS THAT HE WAS CLOSER THAN HE ACTUALLY WAS ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT RWY (2600 FT) HE MADE A LOW APPROACH AND CONTACTED TREES AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1983 | Mooney M-20K | Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States | Yale Grayson | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1982 | Mooney M-20K | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | Divid C. Matthews, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Mooney M-20K | Benton, Tennessee, United States | Broken BOW Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Mooney M-20K | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Norman F. Casey | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Mooney M-20K-231 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1991 | Mooney M-20K | McCall, Idaho, United States | John G. McManus | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1983 | Cessna 172 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 206A | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |