Accident · 2003-04-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-04-10
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K (N231LS)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and landing at night.
Source: NTSB case NYC03LA083Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.