# Accident 20150418006289A: Mooney M20C, Winchester, TN, April 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2015, 14:52 local time
- Place: Winchester, TN
- Airport: Winchester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1675° N, 86.0658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1675&lon=-86.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9680M-2019-05-04) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 5 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418006289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WINCHESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BGF) RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURING 4 PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA15LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA190), Apr 18, 2015: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Winchester, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weight and balance and performance planning, including his decision to take off with more passengers than permitted, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of…

## Other reports on N9680M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020712020859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020859I), Jul 12, 2002: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Andrews, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot experienced engine failure at 9,000 feet. He was given a flight assist by ATC, and was able to get below a cloud layer and land on a grass area on…
- [Incident 19890620034829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620034829I), Jun 20, 1989: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Winfield/Arkans, KS, Minor damage. Pilot was distracted by a radio call during prelanding check and forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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