Mooney M20F accident near Villa Rica, GA
On November 8, 2021, a Mooney M20F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Villa Rica, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 8, 2021
- Place
- Villa Rica, GA
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.799°N, 84.912°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211108104216
Official records · ERA22FA050
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 8, 2021, about 1257 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20F, N3284F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Earl L. Small Jr. Field/Stockmar Airport (20GA), Villa Rica, Georgia. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a friend of the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to “warm up the oil” because he and the pilot planned to change the engine oil and check the cylinder compression in preparation for an upcoming annual inspection. According to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane departed 20GA at 1253:49. About 1 minute later, the airplane departed the airport traffic pattern area and flew about 2 miles north on a 360° heading. A review of the data downloaded from the airplane’s JPI 700 engine data monitor revealed that the exhaust gas temperatures and the cylinder head temperatures were climbing within the normal operating range. At 1255:20, the temperatures began to decrease gradually for 40 seconds and then began climbing again until the end of the data at 1256:12. At 1256:25, the airplane flew west on a 273° heading for about 1 mile, entered a spiraling left descent, and impacted a wooded area about 3.3 miles from the airport. The last ADS-B return, at 1257:23, showed that the airplane was about 100 ft above ground level and 80 ft from the accident site. Figures 1 and 2 show the airplane’s flightpath and ground speeds, respe
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
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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.
