- Date
- April 30, 1989, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Julian, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9276VMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890430010449A
- Case key
- 26394
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the loose gravel runway and the fence which the airplane was unable to clear.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he landed to the north on a 2,000 foot runway, then taxied to a 1,000 foot runway to takeoff to the west. The OAT was 80 degrees f, the winds were from the wnw at 10 knots, and the airport elevation was 1,600 feet MSL. The pilot said he had determined that there was more than adequate runway available for a normal departure. He said the takeoff appeared normal but evidently the loose sand extended the takeoff roll. Just as the airplane became airborne it impacted a fence at the end of the airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9276V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 690062
- Airframe hours
- 3,386
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eddie Lindros
- Registered owner
- Lindros, Eddie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 25, 1988 · 75 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Butterfield Ranch, runway 27, 1,000 × ft, dirt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 889 total · 340 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.