# Accident 20230625006489A: Mooney M20R, Oak Island, NC, June 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2023, 16:15 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9426° N, 78.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9426&lon=-78.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13LV-2023-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,945 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230625006489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED ON THE RAMP WITH THE OPERATOR PRIOR TO TAXI. THE PILOT STARTED HIS ENGINE AND STARTED TO TAXI, AND WITH HEAVY SMOKE COMMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE THEN STOPPED BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE PARALELL TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 23 THERE WAS NO SMOKE AT THIS TIME. THE PILOT STARTED AGAIN AND STOPPED AGAIN ABOUT 1/4 DOWN AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED THE TAXI. HE TURNED TO ENTER RUNWAY 23 AND THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF RUNWAY 23 AND HEADING WEST. THE PILOT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 23 WITH SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND BUT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT AND ABOUT A MINUTE LATER RADIOED HE WANTED TO FLY STRAIGHT BACK TO 23. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT A HALF A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT AFTER HITTING SOME TREES, FLIPPED OVER AND EXPLODED NEXT TO A HOUSE.

## 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 ERA23FA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA273), Jun 25, 2023: Mooney M20R (N13LV), Southport, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to fly a known unairworthy airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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