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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Prescott, AZ · April 8, 1989

Date
April 8, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9705M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA151
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total2 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to sustain flight after takeoff. Crash landed off airport. Failed to lean mixture for high altitude takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR HIGH ALTITUDE TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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