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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Fairview, NC · November 3, 2009

Date
November 3, 2009 · 17:20 local
Place
Fairview, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6896U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA047
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,053 total0 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

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.

Aircraft crashed upside down in field due of loss of power. During the pilot's attempt to make an emergency landing, the right wing stuck a tree. No evidence of fuel at crash scene noted by first responders of both the local fire department and police officers.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UPSIDE DOWN IN FIELD DUE OF LOSS OF POWER. DURING THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE RIGHT WING STUCK A TREE. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL AT CRASH SCENE NOTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS OF BOTH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE OFFICERS.

NTSB investigation

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