Mooney M20J accident near Crawford, CO
On July 19, 1995, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crawford, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 19, 1995
- Place
- Crawford, CO
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.700°N, 107.599°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03931
Official records · FTW95FA306
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 19, 1995, at 1340 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N700CF, impacted the ground next to the runway during landing at Crawford, Colorado. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this personal flight which originated from Murrieta, California, at 0800 Pacific daylight time with an intended destination of Port Huron, Michigan. According to marked charts found in the aircraft, which were confirmed by the pilot's widow, the intended route of flight through the Rocky Mountain area was across the northern part of New Mexico, approximately 130 miles south of the accident site. No information was developed during the course of the investigation to indicate why the pilot was in the vicinity of Crawford, what his route of flight from takeoff had been, or if he made any stops. He had been en route for approximately 5 hours and 40 minutes at the time the accident occurred. Witnesses located at the Crawford Airport (see attached statements) provided information that the aircraft circled the airport in an erratic fashion prior to the accident and may have attempted to communicate with Crawford UNICOM. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Book four of four was the only pilot log book recovered. That book starts on October 31, 1990, and entries indicate the pilot received his private pilot certificate on February 20, 1958, with a rating in airplane, single-engine, land. He received his multiengine rating September 21, 1982, and a rating in gliders on August 8, 1963. He did n
Probable cause
pilot incapacitation due to preexisting medical condition.
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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.
