# Accident 20231121021279A: Mooney M20C, Plano, TX, November 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2023, 17:47 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Air Park-Dallas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0271° N, 96.8424° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0271&lon=-96.8424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1204X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1204X) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,042 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231121021279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA042), Nov 21, 2023: Mooney M20C (N1204X), Plano, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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