# Accident 20000209005389A: Mooney M20J, Odessa, FL, February 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2000, 19:20 local time
- Place: Odessa, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1303° N, 82.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1303&lon=-82.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201RC-2004-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000209005389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 26 AT ODESSA, FLORIDA (3FDI), DURING THE APPROACH AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POLE AND WIRE. THE POLE WAS STRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET 10 INCHES FROM THE GROUND AND THE POLE WAS AT LEAST 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR HOWEVER THERE WAS NO MOON AND IT WAS QUITE DARK.  NEITHER OF THE PILOTS ON BOARD HAD IN THEIR PERSONAL POSSESION A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF A PILT'S LICENSE.  BY THE ISIS REPORT, NEITHER PILOT HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL.

## 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 ATL00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA024), Feb 10, 2000: Mooney M20J (N201RC), Odessa, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor was the utility pole.

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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