Mooney M20C N3986N

Summary

On 16 August 1986 at about 17:20 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N3986N was involved in an accident near Hillsville, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 1986 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsville, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Galex-Hillsville (HLX)

Coordinates

36.7595, -80.7303

Aircraft

Mooney M20C

Registration

N3986N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86FA222

3 people were 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 PLT, ALSO AN A&P AND IA, HAD FLOWN THE ACFT ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AND NOTED RPM AT 2500 ON INITIAL CLIMB. ON THE ACCIDENT FLT, THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED AT A DENSITY ALT OF 4810 FT MSL. THE ACFT USED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE 4200 FT RWY FOR TAKEOFF ROLL.THE PLT RATED PASSENGER STATED THAT THE STALL WARNING CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND STAYED ON UNTIL IMPACT. THE PLT STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOTICABLE LOSS OF PWR ABOUT .4 MILES FROM THE RWY AND THE STALL WARNING DID NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THEN. THE PLT HAD FLOWN 1 HOUR IN THIS MAKE/MODEL ACFT DURING THE LAST 90 DAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.