# Accident 20230128013909A: Mooney M20C, Calhoun, GA, January 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2023, 13:10 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Airport: Tom B David Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4460° N, 84.9367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4460&lon=-84.9367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5587Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5587Q-2024-07-13) (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: 145 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128013909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SN2982, M20C MOONEY WAS TAKING OFF FROM CALHOUN, GEORGIA (CZL), TOM B. DAVID FIELD, RUNWAY 17, WHEN ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOTS HEARD A POP SOUND AND THE ENGINE RPMS WENT TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, GROUND LOOPED IN A GRASS FIELD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. 2 PILOTS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXITED SAFELY AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA120), Jan 28, 2023: Mooney M20C (N5587Q), Calhoun, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to an improperly installed spark plug.

## Other reports on N5587Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19830309009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309009259A), Mar 9, 1983: Mooney M20C (N5587Q), Solon Springs, WI, Substantial damage. Landed with a quartering 30 mph tail wind. Struck a snowbank 200 feet from departure end of the runway.

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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