BROOMFIELD, CO, USA
N3713H
MOONEY M20J
THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IDLE FOR 40 DAYS AND WAS REFUELED TO CAPACITY WITH 30 GALS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FLIGHT. PLT AND PASS WERE DEPARTED AT 0819 FOR A SCHEDULED 0830 MEETING 150 MILES AWAY. ON INITIAL CLIMB, PLT REPORTED A POWER LOSS. ACFT OBSERVED TO DECELERATE IN A SHALLOW GLIDE, EXECUTE BRIEF TURNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BEFORE THE STALL AND SPIN TO VERTICAL IMPACT. WATER AND SILIANCEOUS (SAND) PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN FUEL INJECTOR LINES, SERVO AND SCREEN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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