# Accident 20080427832529A: Mooney M20M, Midlothian, VA, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 10:20 local time
- Place: Midlothian, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4444° N, 77.5983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4444&lon=-77.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429RM-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 47 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427832529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N429RM LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM FCI AT 10:10 AM AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE AT 10:30 AM AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE HOUSE AND AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 MIA08FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA094), Apr 27, 2008: Mooney M20M (N429RM), Midlothian, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper control inputs resulting from spatial disorientation.

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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