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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Houghton, MI · September 10, 1982

Date
September 10, 1982 · 20:34 local
Place
Houghton, MI
Airport
Houghton Co Memor
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5518Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA350
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Struck trees after entering fog bank on final from a ILS aproach. Weather below minima. No alternate filed.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AFTER ENTERING FOG BANK ON FINAL FROM A ILS APROACH. WEATHER BELOW MINIMA. NO ALTERNATE FILED.

NTSB investigation

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