Mooney M20J N201RT

Summary

On 19 September 1984 at about 14:40 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201RT, operated by Carey, Raymond J., was involved in an accident near Lanett, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 September 1984 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lanett, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Lanett Moni (7A3)

Coordinates

32.8603, -85.1999

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N201RT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carey, Raymond J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charlotte → Lanett

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA292

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

COMMUNICATIONS WITH COLUMBUS APCH REVEALED PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA AND HAD DIFFICULITIES FINDING THE ARPT WITNESSES VIEWED ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 08 WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. ACFT DESCRIBED AS BEING LOW AND SLOW. WITNESSES STATED ENGINE SOUNDS FLUCTUATED AND ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT. ACFT IMPACTED A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OR ARPT. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED TO AN AREA APRX 60 FT DIAMETER. BROKEN LIMBS WERE OBSERVED IN TREE APRX 30 FT AGL AND ABOUT 32 FT WEST OF PRINCIPAL IMPACT POINT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.