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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Blanding, UT · July 26, 2003

Date: July 26, 2003 · 10:52 local
Place: Blanding, UT
Airport: Blanding Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N35KR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03FA136
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 270 total121 in this make and model

N35KRRegistration cancelled Jun 9, 2004 · Mooney M20CS/N 2877 · Built 1964 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed north las vegas airport, Nevada (vgt) with intentions to refuel at Blanding, Utah airport (bdg) then continue to final destination denver, Colorado centennial airport (apa). Airplane (N35KR) landed at bdg and obtained 20.1 gallons of 100LL fuel. Airplane then departed runway 17 at 10:52 am (MST) from the north and crashed and burned 84 feet west from side of runway after takeoff. Most of airplane destroyed by post accident fire. All three passengers and pilot sustained fatal injuries. Distance from north end of runway to point of impact is 5000 ft. note that total runway distance is 6000 ft. partial continuity of elevator and rudder confirmed. Continuity of engine confirmed (7/28/03).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NEVADA (VGT) WITH INTENTIONS TO REFUEL AT BLANDING, UTAH AIRPORT (BDG) THEN CONTINUE TO FINAL DESTINATION DENVER, COLORADO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA). AIRPLANE (N35KR) LANDED AT BDG AND OBTAINED 20.1 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL. AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT 10:52 AM (MST) FROM THE NORTH AND CRASHED AND BURNED 84 FEET WEST FROM SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. MOST OF AIRPLANE DESTROYED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE. ALL THREE PASSENGERS AND PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. DISTANCE FROM NORTH END OF RUNWAY TO POINT OF IMPACT IS 5000 FT. NOTE THAT TOTAL RUNWAY DISTANCE IS 6000 FT. PARTIAL CONTINUITY OF ELEVATOR AND RUDDER CONFIRMED. CONTINUITY OF ENGINE CONFIRMED (7/28/03).

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN03FA136Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBlanding, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin.Jul 26, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N35KR · 1

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