- Date
- October 28, 1985, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Starke, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N79386Mooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851028076399A
- Case key
- 31542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after takeoff while climbing through 15 ft AGL the eng sputtered and lost pwr momentarily. Full pwr was regained but the acft had lost altitude and could not climb to clear trees at the departure end of the rwy. The acft then veered left, mushed to the ground and contacted trees. The plt stated the acft had sat outside in heavy rain for a few days prior to the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79386
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2927
- Airframe hours
- 3,512
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aeronautical Electronics
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 1, 1985 · 374 hours before
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- runway 9, 2,400 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,263 total · 2,018 in this make and model · 2,181 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.