- Date
- May 3, 1986, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Starke, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6926VMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860503015639A
- Case key
- 31620
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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
The plt stated that during landing, he lost directional control of the acft due to crosswinds. He attempted to abort the landing, however, the landing gear contacted a cattle fence which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the terrain. The acft was then destroyed by post impact fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6926V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-1179
- Airframe hours
- 6,142
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. Tatem
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1985 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- FL28 · Raiford State Prison Arsp, runway 33, 4,856 × 100 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 275 in this make and model · 510 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 24 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.