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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20 · Blaine, MN · July 9, 1980

Date
July 9, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Blaine, MN
Airport
Anoka Co
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5228B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FER54
Reported as
Mooney M20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
461 total30 in this make and model77 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 hand-propped aircraft without qualified person at controls. Engine started and aircraft crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT QUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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