19831023068349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Ama, LA · October 23, 1983

Date
October 23, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place
Ama, LA
Airport
Sellers
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6611U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA029
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
753 total264 in this make and model1 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.

Began a turn after a low pass over the runway and struck a tree after allowing the nose to drop.

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN A TURN AFTER A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE AFTER ALLOWING THE NOSE TO DROP.

NTSB investigation

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