- Date
- July 30, 1979
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N231CTMooney M20K
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790730026219A
- Case key
- 134666
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2061 79/7/30 NR.FLAGSTAFF,AZ MOONEY M20K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2070 TIME - 1630 N231CT PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,AZ PRESCOTT AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- CRASHED DRG TKOF FROM MEADOW AFTER EMERG LNDG & REPAIR.DENSITY ALT APPROX 10700 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N231CT
- Reported as
- Mooney M20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.