Mooney M20F accident near Cedar Key, FL
On July 6, 1995, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 1995
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.141°N, 83.029°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04020
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 1995, about 2035 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N6941V, was lost from radar and radio contact near Cedar Key, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Weather conditions near the accident site area are identified in a weather factual report which is an attachment to this report. No flight plan was filed and the airplane is presumed to be destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot is presumed to be fatally injured. One passenger was located and was fatally injured. The flight originated about 1719 eastern daylight time from the Hammond Municipal Airport, Hammond, Louisiana. Before departure the pilot obtained a standard weather briefing by telephone from the Deridder Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) for a proposed flight from Hammond, Louisiana, to Opa-Locka, Florida. The pilot was advised in part of scattered thunderstorms near Cross City to just north of Tampa, Florida. After departure with full fuel tanks VFR flight following was obtained with several radar control facilities. While en route about 1930, the pilot contacted the Gainesville Automated Flight Service Station Flight Watch requesting a weather advisory. The pilot was advised of a line of thunderstorms that extended from the Valdosta, Georgia, area down to just west of Gainesville, Florida, to over Ocala, Florida. The specialist also advised the pilot "there seems to be a small break in that area ah just out to the west of Orlando, Florida ah then it redevelops in the vicinity of ah Brooksville ah but the ah that line of weather is moving in a westerly directio
Probable cause
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER (VIP LEVEL THREE THUNDERSTORM). THE THUNDERSTORM WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
