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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Adamstown, MD · April 29, 1992

Date
April 29, 1992 · 14:30 local
Place
Adamstown, MD
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3357X
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92FA050
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,092 total122 in this make and model3 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 to dive into mountain slope. No anomalies found. Pilot healthy and reported not depressed.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED TO DIVE INTO MOUNTAIN SLOPE. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. PILOT HEALTHY AND REPORTED NOT DEPRESSED.

NTSB investigation

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