Mooney M20A N8330E
24 February 1968 · Kingsville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 1968 at about 18:45 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8330E, operated by Kingsville NAV, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kingsville, Texas, United States. 4 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingsville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Naas Kingsville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N8330E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kingsville NAV
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0554
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LANDING GEAR HANDLE BROKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1968 | Mooney M20A | Garland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1968 | Mooney M20A | Headland, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1968 | Mooney M20A | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Dec 1968 | Mooney M20A | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20A | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Mooney M20A | Croton Lake, New York, 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 | - |