Mooney M20C N1398W
13 January 2001 · Somerset, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 January 2001 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N1398W was involved in an accident near Somerset, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Somerset, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7190, -71.1903
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N1398W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA066
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor was the dusk lighting conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About 8 minutes before sunset, during a low level, northbound flight along a river, the airplane struck high tension cables. Upon cable impact, the airplane lost the vertical stabilizer and rudder, and the pilot was forced to land in the river. After touchdown, the airplane skidded into rocks along the shoreline.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2001 | Mooney M20C | High Springs, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2001 | Mooney M20C | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2001 | Mooney M20C | Peckville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2001 | Mooney M20C | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2001 | Mooney M20C | Netarts, Oregon, United States | Yury Avrutin | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Mooney M20C | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150J | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2001 | Piper PA 31-350 | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | Dana Lake | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Lu Ann Reeb | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Cessna 402C | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |