Mooney M20E N3438X

Summary

On 8 October 1983 at about 16:28 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N3438X was involved in an accident near Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 October 1983 at 16:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Falmouth Ma (5B6)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N3438X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ballston Spa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84FNA01

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT CIRCLED THE FIELD AND THEN CAME IN FOR LANDING. ON FINAL APRCH THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW CRAB. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BOUNCED TOUCHED AGAIN AND THEN THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO CLIMB AND TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT RETARDED THE POWER TO ABOUT 1/2 THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, JUST SHORT OF A GROVE OF TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.