- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Place
- Portsmouth, NC · PORTSMOUTH, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1922YMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731021033589A
- Case key
- 188190
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3258 73/10/21 PORTSMOUTH,NC MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 206 TIME - 1300 N1922Y PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANTILLY,VA PORTSMOUTH,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT AWARE SOFT SPOTS ON RWY.SETTLED BACK TO RWY BOUNCED DRIFTED L HIT BUSHES ABT 2FT ABV GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1922Y
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portsmouth
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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.