Mooney M20R N20835
9 May 2017 · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Mooney M20R registered N20835, operated by Premier Metals Recovery LLC, was involved in an accident near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Myrtle Beach Intl (MYR)
- Coordinates
- 33.6422, -78.9186
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20R
- Registration
- N20835
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Premier Metals Recovery LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Myrtle Beach → Charleston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA17LA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane sank in the ocean and was not recovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During initial climb from a coastal airport for the personal flight, when the airplane was about 300 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. The private pilot ditched the airplane in the ocean near the shore. The pilot was rescued, but the airplane sank and was not recovered. The airplane's most recent annual inspection was completed about 7 months before the accident. The airplane's engine was overhauled about 6 months before the accident and had accrued 138 hours of operation from the time of overhaul until the accident. During that time, the oil had been changed and the filter element inspected three times with no abnormalities noted. Because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean and could not be examined, the reason for the total loss of engine power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2017 | Mooney M20R | Venice, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Mooney M20R | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2016 | Mooney M20R | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Mooney M20R | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Elizabeth C Tyler-Kabara | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2020 | Mooney M20R | Weston, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2014 | Mooney M20R | Boyne City, Michigan, United States | Todd G. Lloyd | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2017 | McMillan Joel L AVID SW 65 | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2017 | Piper PA 22 | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Cessna T337 | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2017 | Cessna 401 | Salters, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 2017 | Cessna 177 | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 2017 | Piper PA28 | Gilbert, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |