Mooney M20 N201DC
12 March 1978 · Big Spring, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1978 at about 14:20 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N201DC, operated by Neefe Optical, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Big Spring, Texas, 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Howard County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N201DC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Neefe Optical
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Del Rio, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0496
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
WIND GUSTING TO 55KTS.PLT BRIEFED BY WX PERSONNEL TO EXPECT HIGH SURFACE WINDS AND DUST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1978 | Mooney M20 | Lewistown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Mooney M20 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 1978 | Mooney M20 | Smiley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1977 | Mooney M20 | Shelbyville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Mooney M20-F | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Mooney M20 | Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |