19861121059979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Arcola, TX · November 21, 1986

Date
November 21, 1986 · 20:45 local
Place
Arcola, TX
Airport
Houston Southwest
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9347M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA021
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,190 total160 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft was seen entering clouds on downwind departure. Abrupt descending turn seen on radar. Impacted trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ENTERING CLOUDS ON DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. ABRUPT DESCENDING TURN SEEN ON RADAR. IMPACTED 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.