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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Hood River, OR · August 24, 2003

Date
August 24, 2003 · 11:27 local
Place
Hood River, OR
Airport
Hood River Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6619U
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA176
Reported as
Mooney M20D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On takeoff, loss of power, aircraft would not climb, aircraft failed to develop enough power and lift to gain proper altitude. At this point PIC, jolie lucas-holt, relinquished controls to her dad, james l. lucas. He looked for a place to make an emergency landing and ended up clipping the tops of some trees and landing in a mud pond.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, LOSS OF POWER, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER AND LIFT TO GAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT PIC, JOLIE LUCAS-HOLT, RELINQUISHED CONTROLS TO HER DAD, JAMES L. LUCAS. HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND ENDED UP CLIPPING THE TOPS OF SOME TREES AND LANDING IN A MUD POND.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6619U · 2

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