# NTSB ATL81DKM09: Mooney M20C, N5505Q, Asheboro, NC, April 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1981
- Place: Asheboro, NC · ASHEBORO, NC
- Location: 35.7026° N, 79.8041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7026&lon=-79.8041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0588  81/4/27    ASHEBORO,NC         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 5077
        TIME - 1100                    N5505Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1904 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEBORO,NC                 MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM 700FT TAXIWAY.RWY CLOSED FOR PAINTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5505Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5505Q), registered now, S/N 2941, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheboro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810427019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427019509A), Apr 27, 1981: Mooney M20C, Asheboro, NC, Substantial damage. Closed runway. Tried to take off from taxiway. Wing hit after liftoff, ground-looped, skidded backwards.

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.

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