Mooney M20J N201FR

Summary

On 31 December 1984 at about 23:31 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201FR was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 1984 at 23:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham Municipal (BHM)

Coordinates

33.5102, -86.7408

Aircraft

Mooney M20J

Registration

N201FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ATL85LA074

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

THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 23 AT 400 FT AGL A HORN SOUNDED. A STUDENT PLT PASSENGER STATED THE MARKER BEACON, AND STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE PLT HOWEVER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE HORN. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, BEGAN A DESCENT AND TURNED ONTO A LEFT DOWNWIND. PWR INDICATIONS AT THIS TIME WERE 2300 RPM WITH 23' MP. PLT STATED THAT THE ENG THEN QUIT BUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PUMPED A PWR SURGE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN THROUGH FINAL APCH FOR RWY 23 AND CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 36. NO FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE ENG OPERATED AT MAX RPM ON A TEST STAND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.