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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20R · Leesburg, VA · March 21, 2003

Date
March 21, 2003 · 19:44 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1005P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD03FA039
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
786 total19 in this make and model

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.

(-23) During approach to Leesburg airport aircraft apparently lost control and impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LEESBURG AIRPORT AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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