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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Merritt Island, FL · June 18, 1987

Date
June 18, 1987 · 14:50 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5630K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA187
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,240 total75 in this make and model

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.

Wings dipped on climbout, stalled and spun into water off end of runway. Toxicology report positive for marijuana.

As the FAA filed it

WINGS DIPPED ON CLIMBOUT, STALLED AND SPUN INTO WATER OFF END OF RUNWAY. TOXICOLOGY REPORT POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA.

NTSB investigation

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