- Date
- May 8, 1984, 07:33 local (11:33 UTC)
- Place
- Highland Hgts, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3833HMooney M20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840508016069A
- Case key
- 12396
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Analysis
Two mins after takeoff, acft impacted terrain left wing down, measured 63 degrees nose down, well left of designated departure course. Investigation revealed no malfunction or failure in the acft structure, power plant or systems. Plt's actual instrument experience, both total and recent, could not determined from log book since plt had used instrument data blocks to log cross-country time. Last valid entry for instrument time showed 3.4 hrs actual/24.9 hrs simulated as of 10/10/81.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3833H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0957
- Airframe hours
- 1,502
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- T & G Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Blue Hill Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1984 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- CGF · Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 16 in this make and model · 172 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGF, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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