19880514064969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Middlesboro, KY · May 14, 1988

Date
May 14, 1988 · 11:20 local
Place
Middlesboro, KY
Airport
Middlesboro-Bell County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9654M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA174
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,382 total1,035 in this make and model23 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.

Took off with full flaps and full load. Aircraft pitched up stalled rolled and crashed. 4 pilots were on board.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS AND FULL LOAD. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STALLED ROLLED AND CRASHED. 4 PILOTS WERE ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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