# Accident 20011229037409A: Mooney M20C, Gainesville, GA, December 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2001, 14:10 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2508° N, 83.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2508&lon=-83.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6953V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6953V-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011229037409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 29, 2001, AT 1410 EST, A MOONEY M20C, N6953V, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO GILMER MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA AT 1120. ACCORDING TO THE GAINESVILLE UNICOM OPERATOR THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 11. SHORTLY AFTER THE RADIO TRANSMISSION, THE UNICOM OPERATOR OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE DISTANCE AND CONTACTED 911 EMERGENCY.

## 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 ATL02FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA026), Dec 29, 2001: Mooney M20C (N6953V), Gainesville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, resulting from fuel system blockage and improper maintenance by maintenance personnel. A factor was the unsuitable 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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