# NTSB MIA79FLG08: M00ney M20C, N2647W, Clio, SC, December 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1978
- Place: Clio, SC · CLIO, SC
- Location: 34.5791° N, 79.5461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clio, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5791&lon=-79.5461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4103   78/12/3   CLIO,SC             M00NEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 460
        TIME - 1110                    N2647W              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLON,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG AND MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF IN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR POWERLINE NEAR END OF RNY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2647W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2647W-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 3306, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M00NEY 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Clio Crop Care

## 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 19781203036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036519A), Dec 3, 1978: Mooney M20D, Clio,Sc, SC, Destroyed. Landed long and made premature liftoff in attempt to clear powerlinenear end of rny

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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