# Accident 20211021017609A: Mooney M20J, Holly Ridge, NC, October 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2021, 17:17 local time
- Place: Holly Ridge, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4921° N, 77.5365° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4921&lon=-77.5365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3933H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3933H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,368 total, 1,363 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211021017609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N3933H DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 32 AT HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND AIRPORT, N21. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE JUST ABOVE THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

## 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 ERA22FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA024), Oct 21, 2021: Mooney M20J (N3933H), Holly Ridge, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall/mush during takeoff and initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s loading the airplane…

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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