# Accident 20020920026519A: Mooney M20R, Burnsville, NC, September 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Burnsville, NC
- Airport: Mountain Aire Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8722° N, 82.3447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8722&lon=-82.3447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N574DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N574DJ-2003-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920026519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY-BY TO CHECK RUNWAY CONDITIONS. SHE CIRCLED AROUND AND DID A LONG, LOW APPROACH WITH GEAR DOWN. AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO VEER UP AND TO THE LEFT. WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THEY HEARD AN IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLAMES WHEN WITNESSES REACHED THE SCENE.

## 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 ATL02FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA171), Sep 20, 2002: Mooney M20R (N574DJ), Burnsville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain. Factors were wind gusts and terrain-induced…

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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