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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Marietta, OK · April 6, 1997

Date: April 6, 1997 · 15:15 local
Place: Marietta, OK
Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6492Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA153
Reported as: Mooney M20F
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 955 total40 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N6492QRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2016 · Mooney M20FS/N 680034 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20F Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Premature takeoff in gusty wind due a vehicle on road crossing runway. Drifted landed off runway into a ravine. (-23) on April 6, 1997, at 1600 CST, a money M20F, N6492Q, registered to and operated by a private owner impacted terrain during the takeoff near Marietta, OK. The commercial pilot and the passenger received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PREMATURE TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WIND DUE A VEHICLE ON ROAD CROSSING RUNWAY. DRIFTED LANDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. (-23) ON APRIL 6, 1997, AT 1600 CST, A MONEY M20F, N6492Q, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING THE TAKEOFF NEAR MARIETTA, OK. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA153Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarietta, OKThe pilot's inadequate short field takeoff. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in short field takeoffs from a grass/turf runway.Apr 6, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6492Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19810607036219ALevel Off Touchdown · Ft Worth, TXLanded wheels-up. Failed to complete check list. Gear horn inoperative.Jun 7, 1981 · Substantial damage