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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Abilene, TX · July 30, 1982

Date
July 30, 1982 · 09:15 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Elmdale
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8393E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FPD17
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,930 total153 in this make and model12 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.

Engine quit on initial liftoff. Began a turn, high sink rate occurred. Flew into ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL LIFTOFF. BEGAN A TURN, HIGH SINK RATE OCCURRED. FLEW INTO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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