Mooney M20K N231GX
23 February 1985 · Coldwater, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 February 1985 at about 20:30 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231GX, operated by John Bosch, was involved in an accident near Coldwater, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coldwater, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4790, -84.6290
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N231GX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Bosch
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Celina → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA121
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE RUN UP, OR RADIO CALL ON UNICOM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICA ATTITUDE FROM ABOUT 200 FT AGL. THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO BE OPERATING AT OR NEAR FULL POWER UP TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1985 | Mooney M20K | Spring Hill, Kansas, United States | James J.karnes | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Mooney M20K | Lafayette, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20K | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1985 | Mooney M20K | Des Moines, Washington, United States | Sunwest Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Mooney M20K | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1985 | Mooney M20K | Huntington Bch, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1985 | Cessna 320 | Ada, Ohio, United States | Charles W. Wood | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150M | Grove City, Ohio, United States | Columbus AVE. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 195B | Galena, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft N35 | Athens, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |