MOONEY M20C NO SERIES accident at Morganton, NC, 22 Oct 2023

On October 22, 2023, a MOONEY M20C NO SERIES was involved in an aviation accident near Morganton, NC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the runway’s precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.