19870614020079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Broomfield, CO · June 14, 1987

Date
June 14, 1987 · 11:36 local
Place
Broomfield, CO
Airport
Jefferson County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4047H
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA148
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total14 in this make and model8 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.

Cargo door open on takeoff. Aircraft pitched up rolled left in near vertical bank. Nose went down. Impacted runway.

As the FAA filed it

CARGO DOOR OPEN ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ROLLED LEFT IN NEAR VERTICAL BANK. NOSE WENT DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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