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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Butler, PA · February 3, 1979

Date
February 3, 1979 · 15:40 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler Graham
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9261V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM11
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
735 total1 in this make and model209 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.

Pilot bounced aircraft on landing. Attemped go-around and stalled aircraft just after lift off.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. ATTEMPED GO-AROUND AND STALLED AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF.

NTSB investigation

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