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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Ironwood, MI · September 2, 1995

Date
September 2, 1995 · 13:05 local
Place
Ironwood, MI
Airport
Gogebic County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7171C
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
370 total41 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Lifted off on takeoff. Unable fasten johnson bar due map between seats by passenger. Pitched down and hit runway.

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED OFF ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE FASTEN JOHNSON BAR DUE MAP BETWEEN SEATS BY PASSENGER. PITCHED DOWN AND HIT RUNWAY.