At 18:30 EDT, a Mooney M20J lost power and crashed near Gainesville. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The flight had departed Atlanta and witnesses said the airplane was in level flight approximately 2,000 feet above the ground when the engine lost power, regained it, and possibly lost power again. The pilot apparently tried to stretch the glide to a paved road in a newly developed subdivision but stalled the airplane and spiraled nose-down into the ground about 200 feet short of the road.
Sept. 3, Gainesville, Ga. / Mooney M20J
At 18:30 EDT, a Mooney M20J lost power and crashed near Gainesville. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The flight had departed Atlanta and witnesses said the airplane was in level flight approximately 2,000 feet above the ground when the engine lost power, regained it, and possibly lost power again. The pilot apparently tried to stretch the glide to a paved road in a newly developed subdivision but stalled the airplane and spiraled nose-down into the ground about 200 feet short of the road....
Key Takeaways:
- A Mooney M20J crashed near Gainesville, resulting in the death of the pilot and two passengers, following an engine power loss.
- Witnesses observed the aircraft's engine intermittently losing and regaining power before the pilot attempted an emergency glide.
- The airplane stalled during the attempt to reach a paved road, spiraling nose-down into the ground shortly before its intended landing spot.
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