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FAA accident report · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F · Nogales, AZ · December 26, 2015

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Date
December 26, 2015 · 18:00 local
Place
Nogales, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6811V
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16LA043
Reported as
Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,755 total567 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N6811VRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FS/N 22-0003 · Built 1971Airframe modelAerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 12/26/2015, aircraft N6811V took off from runway 3 at the Nogales Arizona airport heading east. The aircraft climbed to approx. 500 feet and was not gaining further altitude. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing to a flat hilltop. The result of the emergency landing was the aircraft was destroyed and all 4 persons on board were injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/26/2015, AIRCRAFT N6811V TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 3 AT THE NOGALES ARIZONA AIRPORT HEADING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROX. 500 FEET AND WAS NOT GAINING FURTHER ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FLAT HILLTOP. THE RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL 4 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE INJURED.

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 WPR16LA043Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportNogales, AZThe airplane’s impact with a hillside shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.Dec 26, 2015 · Substantial damage