ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175510
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 2015 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C Ranger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9680M |
| MSN: | 670016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3031 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Winchester Municipal Airport (KBGF), Winchester, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winchester, TN (BGF) |
| Winchester, TN (BGF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot attempted to take off in a four-seat airplane with five adults onboard. A witness reported that the airplane lifted off about halfway down the 5,002-ft-long runway and momentarily climbed, then “suddenly dropped” and impacted terrain at the end of the runway. Review of weight and balance information indicated that the airplane was loaded at least 290 lbs above its maximum gross weight of 2,575 lbs. Had the airplane been loaded within limits, it could have taken off and cleared a 50-ft obstacle within a distance about 1,700 ft. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. It is likely that the airplane’s performance was significantly reduced given its gross weight, and that the pilot exceeded the critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate weight and balance and performance planning, including his decision to take off with more passengers than permitted, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9680M
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1979 | N842JW | 2 | near El Morro, NM | |
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Media:
On scene at plane crash in Winchester. Confirmed: 5 people on board, taking off from Winchester airport. @NC5 pic.twitter.com/HuCPAWSsxl
— Jason Lamb (@NC5_JasonLamb) April 18, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2015 05:36 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Apr-2015 05:57 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2015 06:34 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-May-2015 22:58 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 22-Jul-2018 18:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2018 18:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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