# Accident 20090228001279A: Mooney M20E, Rio Linda, CA, February 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2009, 09:05 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6794° N, 121.4464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6794&lon=-121.4464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3463X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3463X-2010-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228001279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE CONDUCTING A FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL AND LONG ANNUAL INSPECTION.  THE PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED RUN THEN TURNED AROUND AND TOOK OFF.  VIDEO WAS TAKEN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE WAS GOING TO BUY HALF INTEREST IN THE PLANE.  DURING THE VIDEO YOU CAN SEE THE PLANE TAKING OFF AND WHEN IT PASSES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ YOU CAN HEAR THAT THE ENGINE IS MISSING.  A FEW SECONDS LATER GRAY SMOKE CAN BE SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AREA AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE DECREASING IN POWER.  THE VIDEO STOPS AT THIS TIME AND FROM WITNESS THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN THEN APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT ALMOST IN A VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE RIGHT WING LOW.

## 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 WPR09FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA133), Feb 28, 2009: Mooney M20E (N3463X), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during the initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin.

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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