IAD70D0109

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Hendersonville, NC · November 27, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1969
Place
Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9396MMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146376

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4638  69/11/27   HENDERSONVILLE,NC   MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 626
        TIME - 1545                    N9396M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSONVILLE,NC           ASHEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N9396M
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meyers

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.