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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Burlington, VT · September 24, 1983

Date
September 24, 1983 · 13:17 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CGOEL
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
542 total4 in this make and model13 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.

Crash occurred during climb after liftoff. Investigation revealed fuel caps leaked water during rain.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL CAPS LEAKED WATER DURING RAIN.