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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Natchez, MS · July 30, 2005

Date: July 30, 2005 · 10:45 local
Place: Natchez, MS
Airport: Adams County Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6555U
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05FA139
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 108 total3 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6555URegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Mooney M20CS/N 2338 · Built 1962 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 30, 2005, at about 1045 central daylight time, a Mooney M20C, N6555U, was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight under visual flight rules. The flight had arrived at the Natchez airport from kicapoo downtown airport, wichita falls, Texas with the pilot and two passengers. The aircraft was refueled and the pilot and three passengers taxied out of the ramp for departure back to wichita falls, Texas. The aircraft departed runway 31 and shortly thereafter the aircraft crashed west of the runway. The return flight was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight under visual flight rules.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2005, AT ABOUT 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20C, N6555U, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THE FLIGHT HAD ARRIVED AT THE NATCHEZ AIRPORT FROM KICAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS WITH THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS TAXIED OUT OF THE RAMP FOR DEPARTURE BACK TO WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE RETURN FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.

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 MIA05FA139Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportNatchez, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in complex…Jul 30, 2005 · Destroyed