- Date
- December 22, 1991, 15:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- Plant City, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7866VMooney M-20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911222057089A
- Case key
- 33047
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Probable cause
Total loss of engine power (nonmechanical) for undetermined reasons. This resulted in a forced landing to an unsuitable landing area and collision with terrain.
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 pic/flight instructor and private pilot dual student were conducting an instructional flight in VFR conditions. On climbout at about 250 feet AGL, the airplane sustained a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A forced landing was made to an unsuitable landing area. On landing approach, the airplane collided with trees and the ground sustaining substantial damage. Neither pilot was injured. The engine was transported to an authorized repair station. The engine was placed in a test stand and ran at full power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7866V
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2829
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Satin, Glenn
- Departed
- X-17 · Plant City, FL
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 15 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.
Other investigations on N7866V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.