# Accident 20211108020809A: Mooney M20F, Villa Rica, GA, November 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2021, 12:55 local time
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Earl L Small Jr  Fld/Stockmar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7989° N, 84.9118° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7989&lon=-84.9118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3284F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3284F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,496 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211108020809A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 8, 2021 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOT WITH 18496 HOURS TOOK OFF FROM EARL SMALLS STOCKMAR AIR AIRPORT RUNWAY 28. THE PILOT HEADED NORTH FOR 3 MILES THEN TURNED WEST. CROSSING OVER HWY 61 AND RUNNING PARALLEL WITH GEORGIAN PARKWAY. THE PILOT'S SPEED AND ALTITUDE BEGAN TO DEGREASE UNTIL HE PILOT HIT A SPEED OF 45 KTS. WHICH IS 10 KTS BELLOW STALL SPEED WITH THE FLAPS SET AT 15 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL SPIN AND CAME TO REST IN SOME TREES NORTH OF GEORGIAN PARKWAY.

## 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 ERA22FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA050), Nov 8, 2021: Mooney M20F (N3284F), Villa Rica, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.

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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