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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Reserve, NM · June 24, 1987

Date
June 24, 1987 · 16:40 local
Place
Reserve, NM
Airport
Reserve
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6060X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA159
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
314 total174 in this make and model79 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.

Stalled on climbout and impacted near vertical. Pilot skill factor low from witness statements.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL. PILOT SKILL FACTOR LOW FROM WITNESS STATEMENTS.

NTSB investigation

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