# NTSB Accident ATL05CA030
> **Mooney M20J** · 2004-11-27 · Statesville, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05CA030
- **Event ID:** 20041214X01981
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-27
- **Location:** Statesville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.764999, -80.956665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N2201
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructors improper use of the flight controls on rotation during a short field takeoff resulting in the airplane becoming airborne, stall, and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was the instructors failure to brief procedures for a positive transfere of the flight controls with the pilot receiving instruction.

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