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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Death Valley, CA · June 9, 1983

Date
June 9, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place
Death Valley, CA
Airport
Death Valley
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3894H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA274
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total390 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.

Lost control after liftoff. Struck sand berms off side of runway and crashed inverted after hitting mesquite trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK SAND BERMS OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INVERTED AFTER HITTING MESQUITE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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