19870717079219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Vail, CO · July 17, 1987

Date
July 17, 1987 · 10:52 local
Place
Vail, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N71SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA186
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,757 total58 in this make and model205 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.

Flew into canyon which ended in a tight bowl. Attempted to reverse direction. Stalled. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO CANYON WHICH ENDED IN A TIGHT BOWL. ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE DIRECTION. STALLED. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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