- Date
- December 25, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9385VMooney M20-E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831225067209A
- Case key
- 35484
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and landed gear up on the takeoff rwy, continuing off the end of the rwy. Into a frozen plowed field. Prior to flt, the acft was preheated, both sumps were drained and an engine run-up performedfor 20-30 min while defrosting the windshield. The plt stated all pre-takeoff checks were normal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9385V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20-E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 70-00016
- Airframe hours
- 2,470
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas M. Sheehan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1983
- Departed
- D75 · Lakeville, NY
- Destination
- St. Peterburg, FL
- Airport
- D75 · Hunnas Acres, runway 1, 2,300 × 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
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 340 total · 46 in this make and model · 280 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 9 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.