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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Carson City, NV · April 13, 1990

Date
April 13, 1990 · 14:50 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N231NB
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90FA066
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
218 total73 in this make and model24 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.

Observed take off, enter right bank, followed by a steep left bank and dive to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED TAKE OFF, ENTER RIGHT BANK, FOLLOWED BY A STEEP LEFT BANK AND DIVE TO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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