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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Asheboro, NC · April 27, 1981

Date
April 27, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Asheboro, NC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5505Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKM09
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,077 total1,904 in this make and model2 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.

Closed runway. Tried to take off from taxiway. Wing hit after liftoff, ground-looped, skidded backwards.

As the FAA filed it

CLOSED RUNWAY. TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM TAXIWAY. WING HIT AFTER LIFTOFF, GROUND-LOOPED, SKIDDED BACKWARDS.

NTSB investigation

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