# Accident 20171007014399A: Mooney M20C, Topping, VA, October 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2017, 08:51 local time
- Place: Topping, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5881° N, 76.4744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5881&lon=-76.4744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7884V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7884V-2020-06-17) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007014399A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DID AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF NOT LEAVING ENOUGH RUNWAY LENGTH AND CLEARED THE TREES, BUT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING INTO AN UNOCCUPIED HOME DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA004), Oct 7, 2017: Mooney M20 (N7884V), Topping, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in a departure stall.

## Other reports on N7884V (1)

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

- [Incident 20081102853729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081102853729I), Nov 2, 2008: Mooney M20C (N7884V), Gainesville, TX, Minor damage. On 11/02/2008 at 12:10 CST a Mooney M20C, N7884V owned and operated by [privacy data omitted] landed gear up upon arrival at Gainesville Municipal Airport…

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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