- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Wilson, TX · WILSON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4086Mooney M18LA
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029039099A
- Case key
- 139161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3527 78/10/29 NR.WILSON,TX MOONEY M18LA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N4086 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 566 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- ACROBATICS NOT AUTHORIZED.WOOD STRUCTURE DETERIORATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4086
- Reported as
- Mooney M18LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4086Registration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Mooney M-18LAAirframe modelMooney M-18LAEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.