- Date
- September 18, 1981
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7410VMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810918064439A
- Case key
- 122659
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3631 81/9/18 DETROIT,MI MOONEY M20F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, UNK/NR TIME - 1447 N7410V PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI MACKINAC ISLAND,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVR MAX G/WT BY77LBS.ON PREV FLT W SAME PAX ON BOARD PLT KNEW ACFT OVR G/WT.280LB PAX IN R SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7410V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Detroit City
N7410VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Mooney M20FAirframe modelMooney M20FEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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