Mooney M20 N7897V
8 December 1968 · Fort McKavett, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1968 at about 22:12 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N7897V was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort McKavett, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort McKavett, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cb Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N7897V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4275
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
NOT INST RATED PLT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER T/O.NO DISTINCT HORIZON.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 145 MG PCT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1968 | Mooney M20 | Lyndon Sta, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1968 | Mooney M20 | Page, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20 | Wayne, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Oct 1968 | Mooney M20 | Andalusia, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1967 | Mooney M20 | Moline, Illinois, United States | McKee Button C | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1967 | Mooney M20 | Santee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |