NONE · Mooney M-20C · 2001-01-07 · Jacksonville, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA01LA057
Event ID
20010312X00575
Type
Accident
Date
2001-01-07
Location
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.49361, -81.690834
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M-20C
Registration
N6807N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAWN
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly reconnect the aircraft's elevator control system, resulting in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator control and jamming of the rudder control during climb, the subsequent in-flight loss of control, and terrain collision following an emergency descent and landing.