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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Broomfield, CO · September 23, 1975

Date
September 23, 1975
Place
Broomfield, CO
Airport
Jefferson County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6973U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76FTE28
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total27 in this make and model27 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.

Takeoff attempted with makeshift control lock,pliers,inserted in aileron control system.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH MAKESHIFT CONTROL LOCK,PLIERS,INSERTED IN AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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