Mooney M20J N1173N
28 February 1998 · Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1998 at about 01:15 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1173N was involved in an accident near Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)
- Coordinates
- 41.3409, -75.7199
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N1173N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bedford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC98LA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 pilot was being vectored for an ILS approach in night visual meteorological conditions, when he felt a jolt and the airplane descended. He recovered control of the airplane and proceeded directly to the airport, and landed without further difficulty. Post flight examination revealed a goose imbedded in the vertical stabilizer of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1998 | Mooney M20J | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Mooney M20J | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1998 | Mooney M20J | Centennial, Wyoming, United States | Charles E. Woodson | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1998 | Mooney M20J | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Charles T Gunzburg | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1998 | Mooney M20J | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1998 | Mooney M20J | Davis, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1998 | Johnson REVOLUTION MINI-500 | Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1998 | Douglas DC-9-30 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Smith Ted Aerostar TS-600 | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1998 | Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1998 | Cessna 337G | Jeanette, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-38-112 | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |