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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Columbia, SC · June 7, 1994

Date
June 7, 1994 · 01:35 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6879U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94FA116
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total

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What happened

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

Failed to clear trees on night IFR takeoff. No mechanical anomalies. Failed to establish proper climbout rate.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON NIGHT IFR TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. FAILED TO ESTABLISH PROPER CLIMBOUT RATE.

NTSB investigation

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