Mooney M10 N9523V

Summary

On 12 June 2023 at about 00:54 local time, a Mooney M10 registered N9523V was involved in an accident near Gassville, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 June 2023 at 00:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Gassville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Roller Field (pvt)

Coordinates

36.2694, -92.4870

Aircraft

Mooney M10

Registration

N9523V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Flippin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he and the passenger departed his home airport and flew with another airplane to a private grass strip about 5 nm to the east. They both landed and were on the ground for about an hour. They noticed a storm building in the area and prepared to leave. The north-south runway sloped up to the north and featured tall trees on the north departure end. The pilot stated that he “opted to takeoff from the north to the south even though there was a building northwest wind.” Upon rotation, he heard the airplane’s stall warning horn, so he lowered the nose to gain airspeed, but the airplane was “very mushy, and was not gaining altitude.” The pilot struggled to maintain control as the wind pushed the airplane to the east. The airplane collided with a fence and telephone pole, then continued across a road and impacted several trees before coming to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He added that the other airplane departed to the south without incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.