# Accident 20170820011379A: Mooney M20C, Palm Coast, FL, August 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2017, 20:55 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4772° N, 81.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4772&lon=-81.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6833N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6833N-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170820011379A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2017, ABOUT 2055 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20C, N6833N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED (FIRE DAMAGE TO THE COMPLETE COCKPIT)DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FIN), PALM COAST, FLORIDA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE), FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE AND THE PASSENGER WERE FLYING BACK TO FXE FROM A FLIGHT EARLIER IN THE DAY TO ST MARYS AIRPORT (4J6), ST MARYS, GEORGIA. THEY STOPPED AT FIN FOR FUEL. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, HE FELT THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER AND ABOUT 400 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. HE TOLD THE LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THAT THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS GOING TO LAND ON A ROAD. DURING TOUCH DOWN, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING INTO THE COCKPIT AROUND THE PASSENGER'S FEET. HE STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EGRESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

## 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 ERA17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA284), Aug 21, 2017: Mooney M20C (N6833N), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A crack in the No. 4 cylinder head, which resulted in engine roughness, a fuel leak, a loss of engine power, and the subsequent in-flight fire.

## Other reports on N6833N (2)

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

- [Incident 20001104021269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104021269I), Nov 4, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6833N), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Left tallahassee on 11-04-00 at approx. 10:00 am bound for embry riddle parents fly-in weekend. He became intimidated by the amount of traffic in daytona…
- [Incident 19820404017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404017809I), Apr 4, 1982: Mooney M20C (N6833N), Fallbrook, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Did not hear gear horn. Was using headphone that excluded cockpit sounds.

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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