Aviation Crash Map

Mooney M20E accidents

The NTSB database holds 527 accidents and incidents involving the Mooney M20E, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 118 of them were fatal (22%), and 245 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 23 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (166 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Other-Foreign Countries and Canada.

391 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

527
Records
118
Fatal
245
Deaths
22%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 136 of 527 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 210
1970s 142
1980s 71
1990s 35
2000s 30
2010s 23
2020s 16

Where these happened

United States 512 Other-Foreign Countries 3 Canada 3 Mexico 3 Germany 2 Central America 1

Operators involved

Northwest Moon 3 Lease-A-Plane 3 Albany Airways 2 LFD Sales and 2 Brown Aircraft 2 JIM Robbins Co 2

All 527 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Oct 1983 Mooney M20E
N7144U
 Newark, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Henry Witte Fatal 2
9 Jan 1983 Mooney M20E
N7778M
 Cushing, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 2
17 Oct 1982 Mooney M20E
N9192V
 Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States Wayne Leroy Switzer Fatal 2
11 Sep 1982 Mooney M20E
N5518Q
 Houghton, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Kyoko Simmons Fatal 2
24 Oct 1978 Mooney M20E
N9093V
 Texarkana, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Aug 1977 Mooney M20E
N3488X
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Jan 1975 Mooney M20E
N3428X
 Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Debonair Flyer Fatal 2
20 Jul 1974 Mooney M20E
N9613V
 Custer, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Feb 1973 Mooney M20E
N606H
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Feb 1973 Mooney M20E
N5983Q
 Elko, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Dec 1971 Mooney M20E
N6038Q
 Rutledge, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1970 Mooney M20E
N1983Y
 Amity, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Nov 1970 Mooney M20E
N6983U
 Teague, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Aug 1970 Mooney M20E
N6937U
 Cody, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Hawkins and PO Fatal 2
22 Apr 1970 Mooney M20E
N5949Q
 Winner, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Edwards Oil Co Fatal 2
8 Nov 1969 Mooney M20E
N1293X
 Barron, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Sep 1969 Mooney M20E
N9126V
 S.luis Obispo, California, United States
no coordinates
 Lease-A-Plane Fatal 2
3 Jul 1969 Mooney M20E
N9054V
 Helena, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Moon Fatal 2
18 Jan 1969 Mooney M20E
N5972Q
 Pleasanton, California, United States
no coordinates
 John D.rutzebe Fatal 2
26 Dec 1966 Mooney M20E
N2747W
 Wolf Creek Mont, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Moon Fatal 2
13 Oct 1966 Mooney M20E
N7113U
 Spring Hill Kans, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Kuhlman DIE CA Fatal 2
24 Dec 1964 Mooney M20E
N7831V
 Show Low Ariz, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Mar 1964 Mooney M20E
N1267X
 Butte Mont, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Oct 2025 Mooney M20E
N79338
 Ballston Spa, New York, United States - Fatal 1
31 Mar 2022 Mooney M20E
N21BS
 Kerrville, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
26 Mar 2018 Mooney M20E
N213EJ
 Marina, California, United States - Fatal 1
4 Jul 2015 Mooney M20E
N5608Q
 Salem, Oregon, United States - Fatal 1
28 Mar 2005 Mooney M20E
N6092Q
 Bloomfield, Iowa, United States - Fatal 1
30 Sep 2002 Mooney M20E
N5556Q
 West Creek, New Jersey, United States - Fatal 1
26 Jul 2000 Mooney M20E
N5727Q
 Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Apr 1999 Mooney M20E
N1987Y
 Brooksville, Kentucky, United States - Fatal 1
5 Feb 1998 Mooney M20E
N9213M
 Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States - Fatal 1
2 Oct 1995 Mooney M20E
N79820
 Long Beach, California, United States - Fatal 1
30 Nov 1993 Mooney M20E
N9241V
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States North Florida Flight Center Fatal 1
29 Apr 1992 Mooney M20E
N3357X
 Adamstown, Maryland, United States Stephen P. Mueller Fatal 1
22 Oct 1988 Mooney M20E
N79373
 Longview, Texas, United States Birdwell, Robert Fatal 1
22 Nov 1986 Mooney M20E
N9347M
 Arcola, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
26 Mar 1983 Mooney M20E
N2571W
 Cobb, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Mar 1982 Mooney M20E
N5755Q
 Aspen, Colorado, United States William L. Clayborn Fatal 1
18 Apr 1981 Mooney M20E
N6947U
 Banning, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Nov 1979 Mooney M20E
N1942Y
 Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Nov 1978 Mooney M20E
N2795W
 Gt Hbr Cay, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Apr 1977 Mooney M20E
N2659W
 Toledo, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Dec 1975 Mooney M20E
N1263X
 Mt Olivet, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Sep 1975 Mooney M20E
N1247X
 Freemason Isld, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Oct 1973 Mooney M20E
N6985U
 Cassoday, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Dec 1972 Mooney M20E
N6019Q
 Apache Jctn, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Mar 1972 Mooney M20E
N9238V
 Berea, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Bay Aero Club Fatal 1
19 Jan 1972 Mooney M20E
N9458V
 Northbrook, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Lease-A-Plane Fatal 1
18 Jan 1971 Mooney M20E
N9273V
 Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1