ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58840
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| Date: | Saturday 28 February 2009 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3463X |
| MSN: | 1143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2715 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | nr Rio Linda Airport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rio Linda, CA (L36) |
| Rio Linda, CA (L36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was planned to be a maintenance test flight following an annual inspection, which included the installation of a field overhauled engine by the mechanic/passenger. Witnesses reported that a "popping" sound was heard during the takeoff ground roll. After liftoff, they heard the engine surge followed by a puff of black smoke emanating from the right rear of the engine. A videotape recording obtained from a camera located on a nearby building captured the airplane on the initial climb-out before it made a left turn back to the runway. The left wing and nose dropped as the airplane entered a spin prior to descending out of view of the camera. The airplane came to rest in an open field about 300 feet from the end of the runway and was consumed by a post-crash fire. During the postaccident inspection of the airframe and engine, no mechanical failures or malfunctions were found that would have prevented normal operation. The fuel lines, hoses, and fuel pump were too badly fire damaged to be able to determine if any pre-existing malfunctions affected those components.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during the initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2009 12:40 | harro | Added |
| 02-Mar-2009 09:45 | harro | Updated |
| 09-May-2011 15:08 | StreetF117 | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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