Mooney M20C N78886
1 June 1968 · Fort Thomas, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1968 at about 18:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N78886, operated by Century Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Thomas, Arizona, United States. 2 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Thomas, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N78886
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Century Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mesa, Ariz → Duncan, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4909
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PRCTN LDG DUE ERRATIC MAN PRES AND CYL TEMP RISE.R WING STRUCK SIGN DURING TURN OFF ROAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | High Point, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | Freeway Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | The Cadillac C | Fatal | 3 |
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 | - |