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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Slate Run, PA · May 22, 1984

Date
May 22, 1984 · 19:40 local
Place
Slate Run, PA
Airport
Black Forest
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5818Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FGT01
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total2,550 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.

Airplane mushed and would not climb. Near gross at takeoff on wet sod runway. Density altitude also a factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE MUSHED AND WOULD NOT CLIMB. NEAR GROSS AT TAKEOFF ON WET SOD RUNWAY. DENSITY ALTITUDE ALSO A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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