Mooney 20A N1087C
19 August 1967 · Westland, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1967 at about 19:30 local time, a Mooney 20A registered N1087C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Westland, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westland, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- National
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney 20A
- Registration
- N1087C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2969
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
LDG GR RETRACTION HANDLE TRUSS UNIT P/N 5059 FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney 20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1967 | Mooney 20C | Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Lambert Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1967 | Mooney 20A | Kingsville, Texas, United States | Kingsville NAV | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1967 | Mooney 20F | Lamoni, Iowa, United States | Sioux Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1967 | Mooney 20E | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Great Lakes FL | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Mooney 20C | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Fred Schad Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Mooney 20E | Winsted, Minnesota, 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 | - |