- Date
- August 31, 1979
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6638UMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790831029859A
- Case key
- 133804
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3816 79/8/31 ATLANTA,GA MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1780 TIME - 2121 N6638U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOLEDO,OH ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-LOST ENG DRG SPECIAL VFR APCH.CONTD OFF EMBANKMENT AT END OF WET RWY AFTER DWNWND LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6638U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.