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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Byron, IL · May 24, 1980

Date
May 24, 1980 · 08:45 local
Place
Byron, IL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9347V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA043
Reported as
Mooney M20C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total64 in this make and model4 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.

VFR not advised. Lost control of airplane en route in thick ground fog. Stalled, spun in.

As the FAA filed it

VFR NOT ADVISED. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE EN ROUTE IN THICK GROUND FOG. STALLED, SPUN IN.

NTSB investigation

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