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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20 · Savannah, GA · November 23, 2001

Date
November 23, 2001 · 12:54 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5217B
Reported as
Mooney M20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft disappeared from radar approximately 17 miles off the coast of Georgia in the vicinity of Savannah. Pieces of the aircraft were found by USCG. Pilot and passenger deceased.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA IN THE VICINITY OF SAVANNAH. PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND BY USCG. PILOT AND PASSENGER DECEASED.