# Accident 20090305004859A: Mooreg MORONCA, Burgaw, NC, March 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Burgaw, NC
- Airport: Stag Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5278° N, 77.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5278&lon=-77.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404AF-2009-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Glenn MORONCA (registry code 05904TQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-glenn-moronca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOOREG MORONCA
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 47 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090305004859A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM STAG AIR PARK FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT FLYING AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS "WIDE OPEN."  VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE SOUND DECREASED DRAMATICALLY (AS IF THE POWER HAD BEEN QUICKLY REDUCED) AND THEN BACK TO WIDE OPEN (POWER QUICKLY APPLIED) FOLLOWED BY A CRASH.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOPS OF SEVERAL TREES IN A DESCENT IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1230 FEET BEYOND TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 40 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST.  BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS WERE TWISTED/CANTED FORWARD, THE MOUNT FOR THE PILOT SHOULDER HARNESS WAS TORN/RIPPED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT (FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL) WAS CRUSHED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES.  THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY LOCAL EMS PERSONNEL  THE PILOT LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA09LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA182), Mar 5, 2009: Moore Glenn Moronca (N404AF), Burgaw, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination as a result of the pilot's operation of the airplane with a deteriorated fuel tank.

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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