# Accident 19990903044799A: Mooney M20J, Cummings, GA, September 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1999, 18:40 local time
- Place: Cummings, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3509° N, 83.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3509&lon=-83.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072H-2000-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903044799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1999 AT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M-20J, N4072H, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHICH TOTALLY DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE WITH THREE KNOWN FATALITIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATORED BY PRIVATE PILOT AND CO-OWNER CHARLES YESSICK IN LEFT SEAT, BRIAN ALEEN THOMAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND JOSEPH HASTINGS IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT.  NO FIRE ON IMPACT WING STRUCTUAL DAMAGE GIVES EVIDENCE OF HAVING FUEL ON IMPACT.  ENGINE TEAR DOWN SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES.  STRUCTUAL INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY INCONSISTANCIES IN SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL99FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA122), Sep 3, 1999: Mooney M20J (N4072H), Gainesville, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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