Mooney M20J N700CF

Summary

On 19 July 1995 at about 19:40 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N700CF was involved in an accident near Crawford, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 1995 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Crawford, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Crawford (99V)

Coordinates

38.6997, -107.5991

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N700CF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murrieta → Port Huron

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95FA306

1 person died.

pilot incapacitation due to preexisting medical condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross country flight, after having been en route approximately 5 hours and 40 minutes, the airplane was observed circling a small private airport. The airport was about 130 miles north of the planned route of flight. Witnesses initially observed the airplane circle the airport in an erratic manner at an altitude of 300 to 500 feet. At an altitude of 200 feet above the airport, the airplane rolled left to a bank angle of nearly 90 degrees and descended rapidly to the ground at a fuselage angle of 45 degrees. Investigation revealed the pilot suffered from Parkinson's disease and had an FAA medical certificate with restrictions pertaining to the manifestations of that disease. The investigation also revealed the pilot had severe coronary disease, and possibly temporal lobe, partial, complex psychomotor seizures. No evidence was found of a preimpact aircraft failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.