Mooney M20F N6397Q
7 July 1980 · Ft.dodge, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1980 at about 12:20 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N6397Q, operated by Hutton Compani, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft.dodge, Iowa, 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 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft.dodge, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Dodge Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N6397Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hutton Compani
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Siren, Wi → Omaha, Ne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2276
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
GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET FAILED.GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DWN AFTER ELEC FAILURE FOR UNKN RSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1980 | Mooney M20F | Grantsville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Mooney M20F | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jan 1980 | Mooney M20F | Albany, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Mooney M20F | Gordon, Nebraska, United States | DON Air Servic | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Mooney M20F | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Mooney M20F | South Haven, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |