- Date
- February 5, 1974
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7810VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740205002109A
- Case key
- 187120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0143 74/2/5 NR.EL PASO,TEX MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1800 N7810V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 3415 TOTAL HOURS, 101 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TEX LUBBOCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TKOF FROM GRAVEL ROAD AFTER EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7810V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7810VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7810V · 2
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