# Accident 20011123030999A: Mooney M20, Savannah, GA, November 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2001, 12:54 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5217B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217B-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011123030999A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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