19730301005339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Govt.Camp, OR · March 1, 1973

Date
March 1, 1973
Place
Govt.Camp, OR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1284X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA73DYC19
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
267 total153 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered strong downdraft,caused descent into clouds. Flew into mtn slope. Recovered 3/2/73.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFT,CAUSED DESCENT INTO CLOUDS. FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE. RECOVERED 3/2/73.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.