- Date
- June 18, 1987, 14:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Merritt Island, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5630KMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870618020579A
- Case key
- 31766
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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
According to witnesses, the plt performed a hasty preflt & an abbreviated run-up bfr taking off. After lift-off, the acft bgn a rgt turn, then rolled rapidly to the left & crossed over the extended rwy centerline twd a left downwind. Subsequently, it rolled back to the rgt, then entered a spin fm about 300' to 500' & crashed in shallow water aprx 900' north of rwy 11. Drg an exam, no preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. Aprx 300 lbs of psnl baggage & company demonstration material & equipment were fnd strewn about the cabin area, but no cargo restraints were fnd. Drg toxicology tests, metabolites of marijuana were detected in the plt's urine, but a check of his blood was negative indicating no recent use of drugs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5630K
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241366
- Airframe hours
- 655
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- 3m Corp.
- Registered owner
- 3 M Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 27, 1987 · 84 hours before
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Airport
- COI · Merritt Island, runway 11, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,240 total · 75 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TIX, 16 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.