Mooney M-20E N2777W
31 July 1971 · Grand Prairie, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 1971 at about 20:25 local time, a Mooney M-20E registered N2777W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Prairie, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Prairie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20E
- Registration
- N2777W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fort Worth, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0210
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
HIT PWR LINE APRX 1MI N OF ARPT.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED FOR PREVIOUS 90 DAY PERIOD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1972 | Mooney M-20E | Versailles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1972 | Mooney M-20E | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1972 | Mooney M-20E | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Mooney M-20E | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1973 | Mooney M-20E | Tahoe Keys, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1966 | Mooney M-20E | El Paso Tex, Texas, United States | El Paso Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |