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Mooney M20G N4103N

7 August 1988 · Lantana, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 7 August 1988 at about 16:43 local time, a Mooney M20G registered N4103N was involved in an accident near Lantana, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Lantana, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Palm Beach County Park (LNA)
Coordinates
26.5799, -80.0691
Aircraft
Mooney M20G
Registration
N4103N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Key West → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA88FA248

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 2 2 0

Probable cause

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

PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND DURING CLIMBOUT FROM THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT INITIATED A STEEP LEFT TURN WITH 30 TO 40 DEGREES OF BANK AND WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PASSENGER STATED THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED UPON INITIATION OF THE LEFT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE PLT MANAGED TO LEVEL THE WINGS TO A SLIGHT LEFT WING LOW BANK JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN GEAR UP ON A PERPENDICULAR RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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1 Apr 1988 Mooney M20G
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24 Jul 1992 Mooney M20G
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7 May 1982 Mooney M20G
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no coordinates
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24 Aug 1994 Mooney M20G
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10 Jan 1982 Mooney M20G
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