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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Cades, SC · May 7, 1981

Date
May 7, 1981 · 12:23 local
Place
Cades, SC
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201YX
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA071
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total40 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.

Student pilot flew VFR into adverse weather, severe turbulence and thunderstorms. Lost control of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT FLEW VFR INTO ADVERSE WEATHER, SEVERE TURBULENCE AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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