20060624011859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Parowan, UT · June 24, 2006

Date
June 24, 2006 · 18:40 local
Place
Parowan, UT
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2987L
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA06CA129
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total200 in this make and model45 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) Flying close to mountains and encountered downdraft, unable to establish climb due to downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLYING CLOSE TO MOUNTAINS AND ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CLIMB DUE TO DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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