Accident · 1998-05-17

NTSB case FTW98LA222 · Mooney M20E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Mooney M20E (N1306W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT TRAINING LTD. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT TRAINING, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain visual contact with the taxiway. Factors were the pilot's disabling the electrical system by turning off the master switch, a dark night, and excessive taxi speed.

Source: NTSB case FTW98LA222

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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