Mooney 20E accident near St. Simon, Georgia, August 15, 1984
On August 15, 1984 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Mooney 20E, registered N6073Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near St. Simon, Georgia (Malcolm Mckinnon airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1984 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- St. Simon, Georgia · Malcolm Mckinnon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney 20E
- Registration
- N6073Q · no longer on the register · serial 902
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON LANDING ROLL, ACFT SWERVED TO LEFT & DEPARTED RWY SURFACE INTO GRASS. PLT APPLIED FULL PWR AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, HEADED APRX 20 DEGREES LEFT OF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, ANGLING TOWARD RAMP AND HANGAR COMPLEX. WITNESSESOBSERVED ACFT ASSUME EXTREME NOSE-UP ATTITUDE, ARPX 30-40 FT AGL, DROP OFF ABRUPTLY ON LEFT WING AND DESCEND TO GROUND IMPACT. PLT WITNESS DESCRIBED SOUNDS OF ERRATIC BRAKING WHEN ACFT WAS ON RUNWAY. POST-MISHAP EXAM OF BRAKES SHOWED BRAKES FUNCTIONAL, FULL FLUID. NOSE GEAR STEERING CONDITION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 898 hours in all; 883 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,017 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 8, 1984; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,575 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Elizabeth City NJ
- Destination: SSI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 3,314 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:32 pm from SSI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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