Mooney M20A N8360E
4 December 1971 · Harrington, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8360E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Harrington, South Dakota, United States. 3 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harrington, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pvt Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N8360E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Great Falls, Mont → Martin, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4398
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
ACFT STRUCK GOPHER HOLES ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20A | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Mooney M20A | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Mooney M20A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Harold D Bell | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Mooney M20A | Spring Branch, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1971 | Mooney M20A | Springboro, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |