Mooney M20 accidents
The NTSB database holds 173 accidents and incidents involving the Mooney M20, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 26 of them were fatal (15%), and 54 people died.
The deadliest year was 1964, with 7 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (56 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.
118 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
173
Records
26
Fatal
54
Deaths
15%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
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55 of 173 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 173 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2020 | Mooney M20 | Lifou Wanaham, New Caledonia | Aero Club Caledonien Henri Martinet | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Feb 1974 | Mooney M20 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Jan 1968 | Mooney M20 | Page, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Mooney M20 | Longmire, Washington, United States | Big O Flying C | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 May 1988 | Mooney M20 | Jamestown, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Aug 1973 | Mooney M20-F | Shoshone, California, United States | Gandh Aircraft | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Mooney M20 | Ashland, Mississippi, United States | ACE Flyers, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Mooney M20 | Waterford Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Apr 1964 | Mooney M20 | Beckwourth Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Nov 1997 | Mooney M20 | Big Bear, California, United States | John A. Marshall | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1991 | Mooney M20 | Little River, California, United States | John & Sharon Mitchell | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Mooney M20 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1976 | Mooney M20 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 1966 | Mooney M20 | Vera Cruz Mex, Mexico | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Oct 1965 | Mooney M20 | British Clmba Can, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 2021 | Mooney M20 | Gothard, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 2018 | Mooney M20 | Chuckanut, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 2014 | Mooney M20 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1999 | Mooney M20-M | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Mooney M20-J | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Gray, Thomas W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1983 | Mooney M20 | Edmonds, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1977 | Mooney M20 | Shelbyville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Dec 1968 | Mooney M20 | Fort McKavett, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20 | Wayne, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1965 | Mooney M20 | Jonesboro Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1964 | Mooney M20 | La Touche Wash, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Mooney M20 | Northlake, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2024 | Mooney M20 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2023 | Mooney M20 | Lakeway, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Mooney M20 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | Phoenix Fire Protection LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2017 | Mooney M20 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Mooney M20 | Topping, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Mooney M20 | Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2017 | Mooney M20 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Smooth Blue Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2017 | Mooney M20 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Mooney M20 | Clifton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Mooney M20 | Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2016 | Mooney M20 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2016 | Mooney M20 | Plano, Texas, United States | James M. McCrum | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2016 | Mooney M20 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2015 | Mooney M20 | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2009 | Mooney M20 | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | Wayne Lemley | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Mooney M20 | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Mooney M20 | Lake Ft Gibson, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Mooney M20-C | Hicksville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Mooney M20-J | Renton, Washington, United States | Mark W. Hawk | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2002 | Mooney M20 | Sierraville, California, United States | James Cavenaugh | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Mooney M20 | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Mooney M20 | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1999 | Mooney M20-C | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |