Mooney M20C N5844Q
17 August 1985 · Columbus, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1985 at about 17:33 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N5844Q, operated by Paul L. Tappin, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N5844Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul L. Tappin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Nashville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA252
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT DEPARTED AIRPORT AFTER ENROUTE STOP FOR FUELING.VFR CONDITIONS WITH BROKEN CLOUDS AT 2800 FEET AND TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS.ACFT WAS CLEARED TO 4500 AND PIC ASKED TO REPORT REACHING.DURING CLIMB PIC WAS ASKED HIS ALTITUDE.HIS RESPONSE WAS UNINTELLIGIBLE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT.A WITNESS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ADJACENT TO THE CRASH SITE WATCHED AN AIRPLANE SPIN OUT OF THE SKY AT ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE CRASH SITE UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.ACFT IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20C | Starke, Florida, United States | Aeronautical Electronics | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20C | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1985 | Mooney M20C | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | E.paul Dickerson | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Dec 1985 | Mooney M20C | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Robert R. Owen | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1985 | Mooney M20C | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Callahan Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20J | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Reidsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Luscombe 8A | Suches, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |