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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Aurora, CO · August 12, 1977

Date
August 12, 1977
Place
Aurora, CO
Airport
Columbine
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6725N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FTE71
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,696 total1,008 in this make and model66 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.

Patches of fog in area aircraft slid into frontend loader

As the FAA filed it

PATCHES OF FOG IN AREA AIRCRAFT SLID INTO FRONTEND LOADER

NTSB investigation

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