- Date
- January 19, 1982, 03:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Vale, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7761MMooney M20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820119001229A
- Case key
- 70168
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing on the previous flight, the propeller was damaged when it struck an electric fence. After the propeller was repaired, the pilot elected to takeoff at night. A mechanic stated that the pilot had removed all frost before takeoff. Witnesses stated that during takeoff, the aircraft entered a steep climb, then it continued straight ahead and crashed. They reported that the engine was running until impact. Before impacting the ground, the aircraft struck electric lines and trees. The loose end of an electric wire had the appearance of being cut and several tree limbs were found with diagonal slash marks. The witnesses estimated that the visibility was about 3 miles at the time of the accident. However, a few minutes later, low ceiling and visibility with fog were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7761M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22 0021
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-BEF, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hampton Indus.
- Registered owner
- Hampton Indus.
- Departed
- KS30 · Cedar Vale, KS
- Destination
- Tulsa, OK
- Airport
- KS30 · Mills Ranch, runway 31, 1,600 × 75 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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 77 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.