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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Scottsdale, AZ · November 21, 1996

Date
November 21, 1996 · 20:26 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5766K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97FA050
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

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.

Lost control after hard landing. Veered off runway into parked aircraft. VASI lights inop.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER HARD LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT. VASI LIGHTS INOP.

NTSB investigation

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