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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Tampa, FL · March 20, 1983

Date
March 20, 1983 · 06:20 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1166U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA093
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,692 total1,462 in this make and model103 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.

Lost control on zero visibility takeoff. Turned 30 degrees off runway heading and flew into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON ZERO VISIBILITY TAKEOFF. TURNED 30 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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