- Date
- January 2, 1976
- Place
- Alabaster, AL · ALABASTER, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5502QMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760102000119A
- Case key
- 151951
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0045 76/1/2 ALABASTER,AL MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 541 TIME - 1545 N5502Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALABASTER,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5502Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shelby County
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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.