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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Sylva, NC · April 28, 1996

Date
April 28, 1996
Place
Sylva, NC
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5635Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA133
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Aircraft encountered wind shear 25FT above the ground, landed short, turned sideways, caught fire on runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR 25FT ABOVE THE GROUND, LANDED SHORT, TURNED SIDEWAYS, CAUGHT FIRE ON RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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