- Date
- October 31, 1976
- Place
- Andes, NY · ANDES, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7861VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761031040349A
- Case key
- 156334
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3563 76/10/31 ANDES,NY MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4150 TIME - 2000 N7861V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL SAVIO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANDES,NY LAKEVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DPTD FM UNLIT AIRSTRIP. HIT MTN AT 1750FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7861V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Del Savio
N7861VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7861V · 1
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