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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Palmer, AK · August 30, 1980

Date
August 30, 1980 · 07:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9627M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG14
Reported as
Mooney M20F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total355 in this make and model50 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.

Encountered unnoticed rising terrain during a 180 degree turn. Unable to outclimbterrain. Impacted rough ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED UNNOTICED RISING TERRAIN DURING A 180 DEGREE TURN.UNABLE TO OUTCLIMBTERRAIN. IMPACTED ROUGH GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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