Mooney M20C incident near St.Simonsisland, Georgia, July 28, 1983
On July 28, 1983 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Mooney M20C, registered N9244V, suffered minor damage in an incident near St.Simonsisland, Georgia (Malcolm Mckinnon airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 28, 1983 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- St.Simonsisland, Georgia · Malcolm Mckinnon
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C · all M20Cs on the register
- Registration
- N9244V · registry record · serial 690092
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT HAD NEITHER A GREEN LIGHT NOR MECHANICAL INDICATION OF SAFE GEAR CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER. ALL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSEDON TOUCHDOWN. THE MOTOR TO ACTUATOR COUPLING WHICH IS COMMON TO BOTH ELECTRIC & MANUAL LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS FAILED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,469 hours in all; 1,906 in this make and model; 118 in the last 90 days; 2,374 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,806 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 14, 1983; 236 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,575 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2J2 Hinesville GA at 8:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 3,313 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,500 ft; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Observation at 8:40 pm from SSI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL83IA302.