# Accident 20091009054049A: Mooney M20C, Marathon, FL, October 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2009, 01:20 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.1000° N, 81.1842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1000&lon=-81.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2558Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2558Y-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091009054049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA013), Oct 10, 2009: Mooney M20C (N2558Y), Marathon, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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