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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Fort Smith, AR · March 23, 1985

Date
March 23, 1985 · 14:27 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1140L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA077
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,213 total6,213 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.

Loud noise on takeoff, reduced power, lowered gear but landed with gear in transit. No cause for noise found.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD NOISE ON TAKEOFF, REDUCED POWER, LOWERED GEAR BUT LANDED WITH GEAR IN TRANSIT. NO CAUSE FOR NOISE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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