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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1999 | Mooney M20 | France | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1997 | Mooney M20 | Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1995 | Mooney M20 | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1994 | Mooney M20-J | Apalachicola, Florida, United States | Plymel, Daryll G. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1994 | Mooney M20-C | Page, Arizona, United States | John M. Dawson | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1994 | Mooney M20-J | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1992 | Mooney M20-M | Sedona, Arizona, United States | McPartland Enterprises Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1990 | Mooney M20/231 | Stockton, Missouri, United States | Edwards Flying SVC | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Mooney M20 | Torrance, California, United States | Straub, Paul M. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1990 | Mooney M20-K | Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, United States | David M. Morrison | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1990 | Mooney M20 | Brogue, Pennsylvania, United States | Carl Offenbacker | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1989 | Mooney M20 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1989 | Mooney M20 | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1989 | Mooney M20 | Malmo, Minnesota, United States | Jensen, Stephen | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20-F | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1988 | Mooney M20 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Howard Balick | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Mooney M20 | Livingston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Mooney M20 | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Mooney M20 | Quincey, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Mooney M20-C | Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Mooney M20 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Francis B. Hillard | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Mooney M20 | Lockport, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20-K | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20-F | Salem, Oregon, United States | Chuck Wenger | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Mooney M20 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Harry L. Phillips | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Mooney M20 | Hamilton, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1984 | Mooney M20 | Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20-E | Lakeville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Mooney M20-F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1983 | Mooney M20-K | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Mooney M20 | Abilene, Texas, United States | Jack Calvert | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1981 | Mooney M20 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20 | Lacrescent, Minnesota, United States | Rotor Aire Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1980 | Mooney M20 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1978 | Mooney M20 | Lewistown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Mooney M20 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Neefe Optical | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1978 | Mooney M20 | Smiley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Mooney M20 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Mooney M20 | Compton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Mooney M20-F | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Mooney M20 | Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1976 | Mooney M20 | Franklin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Mooney M20 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1976 | Mooney M20 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Mooney M20 | Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1976 | Mooney M20 | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |