# Accident 20220101000289A: Mooney M20C, Arcadia, FL, January 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2022, 11:43 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2000° N, 81.8306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2000&lon=-81.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79396, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79396-2022-10-01) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 560 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220101000289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, ON APPROACH AT ABOUT 400 FEET AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT.

PILOT COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO AN ORANGE GROVE LOCATED NEXT TO THE AIRPORT.

NTSB SENT AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO HAVE ENGINE EXAMINED.

THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED ONCE NTSB REPORT IS FINISHED.

## 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 ERA22LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA099), Jan 1, 2022: Mooney M20C (N79396), Southeast Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence for this investigation.

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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