- Date
- August 16, 1986, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsville, VA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3986NMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860816040629A
- Case key
- 6958
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt, also an A&P and IA, had flown the acft on the previous day and noted RPM at 2500 on initial climb. On the accident flt, the acft was loaded to near max gross weight and takeoff was attempted at a density alt of 4810 ft MSL. The acft used about 3/4 of the 4200 ft rwy for takeoff roll. The plt rated passenger stated that the stall warning came on shortly after lift off and stayed on until impact. The plt stated that there was a noticable loss of pwr about .4 miles from the rwy and the stall warning did not activate until then. The plt had flown 1 hour in this make/model acft during the last 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3986N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680013
- Airframe hours
- 1,678
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A10, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Va-Carolina Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- HLX · Galex-Hillsville, runway 36, 4,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,138 total · 94 in this make and model · 3,040 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.