- Date
- December 31, 1984, 17:31 local (23:31 UTC)
- Place
- Birmingham, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N201FRMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841231069159A
- Case key
- 6731
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Analysis
The pilot reported after takeoff from rwy 23 at 400 ft AGL a horn sounded. A student plt passenger stated the marker beacon, and stall warning horn came on. The plt however could not identify the horn. The plt lowered the nose of the acft, began a descent and turned onto a left downwind. Pwr indications at this time were 2300 RPM with 23' mp. Plt stated that the eng then quit but when the throttle was pumped a pwr surge was experienced. The acft was flown through final apch for rwy 23 and crashed off the departure end of rwy 36. No fuel contamination was found during the investigation and the eng operated at max RPM on a test stand after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201FR
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0207
- Airframe hours
- 2,306
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Birmingham Associated Investor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1984 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Airport
- BHM · Birmingham Municipal, runway 23, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 297 total · 65 in this make and model · 274 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 160° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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