Mooney M20A N6054X
16 February 1967 · Huron, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1967 at about 07:37 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N6054X, operated by Dennis Martens, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Huron, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huron, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- W W Howes Muni.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N6054X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dennis Martens
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0517
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT GEAR RETRACT ROD P/N-5086 DEFORMED. BOLTED BELLCRANK TO SPAR ATTACHMENT BASE LOOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1967 | Mooney M20A | Greenville, Texas, United States | Greenville AVI | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1967 | Mooney M20A | Plano, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1967 | Mooney M20A | Hoberg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1967 | Mooney M20A | Wheatland, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1967 | Mooney M20A | Lombard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1967 | Mooney M20A | Chandler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |