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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Blairsville, GA · March 6, 1980

Date
March 6, 1980 · 09:08 local
Place
Blairsville, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N231GQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA044
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Departed into ground fog in area. Struck trees on top of fog-shrouded mountain.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED INTO GROUND FOG IN AREA. STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF FOG-SHROUDED MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N231GQ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.