- Date
- May 17, 1987, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N201MKMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870517013489A
- Case key
- 17226
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt and his pax were starting a cross country business flt. The plt reported that on initial climb, at 100 feet AGL. The acft lost partial pwr and began to settle. A gear up, forced landing to a field resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Investigation did not reveal any preimpact mechanical failures/malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201MK
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0204
- Airframe hours
- 2,461
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wings Of Denver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1986 · 33 hours before
- Destination
- SUX · Sioux City, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 278 total · 1 in this make and model · 183 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.