THE DTSB
Pending.
U-FITAQP: 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS
Mooney M20C | N2783W
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateAugust 31, 2026
- Local time11:30 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightInitial Climb
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
- Airport4S2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Mt Hood Parkdale, Oregon
- Latitude
- 45.539906
- Longitude
- -121.618903
- Airport ID
- 4S2
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N2783W
- Make
- Mooney
- Model
- M20C
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Perry, Scott Dean
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- Yes
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Initial Climb
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending. Likely loss of speed awareness and stall/spin during a flight review.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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