Mooney M-20F N2987L
26 September 1969 · Checotah, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1969 at about 08:00 local time, a Mooney M-20F registered N2987L, operated by Brown Aircraft, was involved in an incident during in flight near Checotah, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Checotah, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Koch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20F
- Registration
- N2987L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brown Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tulsa, Okla → Magnolia, Ark
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0045
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
NR 3 CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1969 | Mooney M-20F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1969 | Mooney M-20F | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Missouri Aircr | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Dec 1971 | Mooney M-20F | Columbus, Georgia, United States | Flying Associa | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Mooney M-20F | Piedra, California, United States | Flight Educati | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Mooney M-20F | Troutdale, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Mooney M-20F | Conway, South Carolina, United States | Liberty Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |