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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Bird Island, MN · April 16, 1982

Date
April 16, 1982 · 15:50 local
Place
Bird Island, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3201P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA123
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
985 total732 in this make and model60 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.

Aircraft crashed out of control after prop blade failure occurred.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER PROP BLADE FAILURE OCCURRED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3201P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.