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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Bainbridge, GA · May 4, 1985

Date
May 4, 1985 · 11:45 local
Place
Bainbridge, GA
Airport
Bainbridge
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6850U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA164
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,070 total161 in this make and model102 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.

Landed in a field striking a fence and ditch after losing a section of propeller blade in flight.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN A FIELD STRIKING A FENCE AND DITCH AFTER LOSING A SECTION OF PROPELLER BLADE IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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