19801217078319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Afton, OK · December 17, 1980

Date
December 17, 1980 · 10:50 local
Place
Afton, OK
Airport
Shangri La
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N231KX
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPM05
Reported as
Mooney M20K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
351 total273 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.

Too low and slow on final,encountered down draft,struck residence and trees,prior to striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL,ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT,STRUCK RESIDENCE AND TREES,PRIOR TO STRIKING THE 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.