- Date
- March 5, 1977
- Place
- Forest, VA · FOREST, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6755UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770305012759A
- Case key
- 157932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1009 77/3/5 FOREST,VA MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N6755U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1218 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 191 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREST,VA LEESBURG,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- OBS SAW GR RECYCLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6755U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New London
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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.