Mooney M20F N9654M

Summary

On 14 May 1988 at about 15:20 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9654M, operated by Stanley W. Erwin, was involved in an accident near Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 May 1988 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Middlesboro-Bell County (1A6)

Coordinates

36.6107, -83.7195

Aircraft

Mooney M20F

Registration

N9654M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stanley W. Erwin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88FA174

4 people died.

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

WITNESSES RPRTED THE ENG DID NOT SOUND LIKE IT WAS PROVIDING FULL POWER DRG TAKEOFF & THAT ABT 3/4 OF THE 3600' RWY WAS USED FOR THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT CLIMBED AT A SHALLOW ANGLE TO ABT 250 TO 300 FT AGL. IT THEN ENTEREDA SHALLOW LEFT BANK. AFTER TURNING ABT 90 DEG, ITS NOSE PITCHED UP & THE ACFT CLIMBED ABT 100 FT. THE ACFT THEN SNAP- ROLLED TO THE LEFT, ENTERED A DSCNT & CRASHED NEXT TO A STORAGE BLDG IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR ITS MAX GROSS WT LIMIT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND. THE ENGINE WAS SATISFACTORILY TEST-RUN AT RATED POWER. THE LNDG GEAR WAS FND IN THE FULLY RETRACTED PSN & THE FLAPS WERE FND FULLY EXTENDED. USING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE WITH 15 DEG OF FLAPS (TAKEOFF FLAPS) WAS CALCULATED TO BE 977'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.