Mooney M20C accident near Woodbine, NJ
On October 23, 2018, a Mooney M20C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Woodbine, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 23, 2018
- Place
- Woodbine, NJ
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.221°N, 74.796°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181023X52749
Official records · ERA19FA023
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 23, 2018, about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20C, N9667M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Woodbine, New Jersey. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Review of the airplane’s Appareo Stratus 2S data revealed that, after takeoff, the airplane accelerated to a maximum groundspeed of about 62 knots. About 1359:19, the airplane’s altitude was about 192 ft mean sea level (msl) (about 151 ft above ground level) and the groundspeed was about 60 knots. Between 1359:19 and 1359:25, the pitch attitude increased from about 11° to about 36°, with a corresponding altitude increase and groundspeed decrease. At 1359:25, the pitch attitude began to decrease and over the next 2 seconds the airplane attained its highest altitude about 417 ft msl; about that time the groundspeed was about 26 knots. The data indicated the airplane then banked to the left, began descending, and the last data point was located near the resting position of the main wreckage. An airport security camera recorded the airplane immediately before impact and showed it in a nearly vertical nose-low, slight left-wing-low attitude with the landing gear extended. A witness who was located at the Woodbine Municipal Airport (OBI) fuel terminal reported that the airplane taxied from there toward the approach end of runway 31; he then heard the engine power increase to a high rpm and observed the airplane begin to take off. He watched the airplane become airborne about 900 f
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
