20091009054049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Marathon, FL · October 9, 2009

Date
October 9, 2009 · 01:20 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Airport
Marathon
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2558Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA013
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon final approach aircraft went down 2 miles off the coast of Marathon, FL. Pilot stated loss of power. Aircraft was never recovered or found.

As the FAA filed it

UPON FINAL APPROACH AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN 2 MILES OFF THE COAST OF MARATHON, FL. PILOT STATED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER RECOVERED OR FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.