Mooney M20J accident near Marietta, Georgia, February 12, 1983
On February 12, 1983 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Mooney M20J, registered N201MD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marietta, Georgia (Mccollom airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 12, 1983 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Marietta, Georgia · Mccollom
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · all M20Js on the register
- Registration
- N201MD · registry record · serial 24-0108
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED WITH THE WHEELS UP DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE PLT WHO WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION DECIDED AS THE ACFT FLOATED DURING A LANDING THAT HE WOULD GO-AROUND. FULL POWER WAS ADDED AS SOMEONE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS. THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND TAIL FIRST AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CFI AND PLT STATEMENTS DIFFER ON WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT.
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: 107 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 40 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 23, 1982; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,740 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PDK Atlanta GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 4,580 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.