19851028076399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Starke, FL · October 28, 1985

Date
October 28, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
Starke, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79386
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA021
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,263 total2,018 in this make and model56 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.

Took off on wet runway. Engine sputtered. Regained power. Aborted takeoff,drifted off runway side and struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF ON WET RUNWAY. ENGINE SPUTTERED. REGAINED POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF,DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY SIDE AND STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

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