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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Columbus, GA · August 17, 1985

Date
August 17, 1985 · 13:33 local
Place
Columbus, GA
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5844Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA252
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total162 in this make and model0 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.

VFR pilot lost control in area of clouds and turbulance. Impacted ground nose first. Pilot had consumed alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF CLOUDS AND TURBULANCE. IMPACTED GROUND NOSE FIRST. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

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