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Accidents · NTSB BFO93WA144 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Mooney M20J accident near Celle-Arloh, Ge, August 8, 1993

On August 8, 1993 at about 11:48 am local time, a Mooney M20J, registered N3551H, was destroyed in an accident near Celle-Arloh. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 3 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 8, 1993 · about 11:48 am local time
Place
Celle-Arloh, Georgia
Type
Accident
Injuries
3 people were killed.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Mooney M20J · all M20Js on the register
Registration
N3551H · no longer on the register · serial 24-1037
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 2,740 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Not recorded

The flight

  • Destination: Wietzenbru,Ger
  • Flight plan: not recorded
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.

Other NTSB records under N3551H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

1987-09-14LAX87FA335 · accident near Dublin, CA · destroyed · fatal

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.