ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360224
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1994 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6959U |
| MSN: | 2710 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A 2100 FOOT GRAVEL RUNWAY WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 4200 FEET AND A CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT AT 12 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GET AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD JUST COME OUT OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TAKEOFF SPEED. FACTORS ARE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA275
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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