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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Des Moines, WA · December 29, 1985

Date
December 29, 1985 · 18:13 local
Place
Des Moines, WA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1152T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86FA033
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
341 total36 in this make and model3 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.

Struck powerlines then ground while scud running at a very low altitude. No mechanical malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES THEN GROUND WHILE SCUD RUNNING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION 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.