- Date
- September 9, 1978
- Place
- Coryton, TN · CORYTON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5962QMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780909029409A
- Case key
- 139574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2606 78/9/9 CORYTON,TN MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1900 TIME - 1800 N5962Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ED WILSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORYTON,TN KNOXVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- WINGTIP STRUCK KNOLL BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5962Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ed Wilson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5962Q · 1
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