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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Plano, TX · November 21, 2023

Date: November 21, 2023 · 17:47 local
Place: Plano, TX
Airport: Air Park-Dallas
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1204X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24FA042
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,042 total

N1204XRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2607 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plano, TX (F69): privacy data omitted M20C, crashed into a commercial parking lot less than 1NM n F69 under unknown circumstances. The acft hit a parked unoccupied car and there was damage to the building (strip mall). Post crash fire ignited. No reported ground injuries. ADS ATCT provided ATC svcs. POB: 1, injuries: fatal, damage: destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PLANO, TX (F69): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ M20C, CRASHED INTO A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT LESS THAN 1NM N F69 UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ACFT HIT A PARKED UNOCCUPIED CAR AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING (STRIP MALL). POST CRASH FIRE IGNITED. NO REPORTED GROUND INJURIES. ADS ATCT PROVIDED ATC SVCS. POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24FA042Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPlano, TXThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a climbing turn during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.Nov 21, 2023 · Destroyed