Accident: Mooney M20F
Mar 4, 2015 · Norfolk, VA
NTSB numberERA15FA144Event id20150304X81814
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly execute the instrument approach procedure. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper preflight planning and his decision to conduct the flight in instrument meteorological conditions at night into forecast moderate turbulence and with inadequate avionics equipment for the planned flight.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N66BB
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF)1 nm (2 km) south
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU)5 nm (9 km) west
- Oceana Naval Air Station (NTU)9 nm (17 km) south-east
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