Mooney M20E N1987Y
11 February 1984 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 February 1984 at about 19:23 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N1987Y, operated by Bernard J. Smolka, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland Hopkins (CLE)
- Coordinates
- 41.4295, -81.8210
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N1987Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bernard J. Smolka
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cleveland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA109
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF HE HEARD A BANG & SAW A PUFF OF BLUE SMOKE. THE PLT PULLED THE PWR OFF BUT DID NOT LOWER THE NOSE SO THE PASSENGER, WHO HAD FLT EXPERIENCE, PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD & IMPACTED THE RWY. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THE SPARK PLUG ON #3 CYL WAS LOOSE & HAD DAMAGED THREADS. ALL OTHER ENG COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1984 | Mooney M20E | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20E | Seale, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Mooney M20E | Lansing, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Mooney M20E | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20E | Carbondale, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Aug 1984 | Mooney M20E | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Clement Atwell | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1984 | Burns SONERIA II | Woodsfield, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1984 | Cessna 177 | Cadiz, Ohio, United States | Henry Hock | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 47-G2 | Jeffersonville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1984 | Cessna 210M | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |