19750126001269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Birmingham, AL · January 26, 1975

Date
January 26, 1975
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3882N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75FKJ38
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
561 total40 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Ldg horn inop. On final apch plt distracted forgot to lwr ldg gr.

As the FAA filed it

LDG HORN INOP.ON FINAL APCH PLT DISTRACTED FORGOT TO LWR LDG GR.

NTSB investigation

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