Mooney M-20J N201NH
6 January 1982 · Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M-20J registered N201NH, operated by Stephen Raville, was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.1591, -80.7607
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20J
- Registration
- N201NH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stephen Raville
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hilton Head → Atlanta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FLG08
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
DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED OVER A QUART OF WATER. WATER AND A RED SUBSTANCE SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO TANK SEALANT WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE MAIN FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1979 | Mooney M-20J | Coffeyville, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1979 | Mooney M-20J | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Freemont Flyrs | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1988 | Mooney M-20J | Yorktown, Virginia, United States | Thomas A. Gurkin | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1988 | Mooney M-20J | Perry, Florida, United States | Pensacola Avition Center, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1988 | Mooney M-20J | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 1990 | Mooney M-20J | Inola, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150 | Horrell Hill, South Carolina, United States | San Hills Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Mitsubishi MU-2 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Shoney's, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Bankair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1982 | Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A | Oswego, South Carolina, United States | AC Rotor Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | North Americn Institute of AVI | No injuries | - |