Mooney M20E N7778M

Summary

On 9 January 1983 at about 22:10 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N7778M was involved in an accident near Cushing, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 January 1983 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Cushing, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.9699, -96.7599

Aircraft

Mooney M20E

Registration

N7778M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cushing → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FA079

2 people died.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE DURING A LOW FLT DOWN A RIVER. THE ACFT IMPACTED 3 HIGH TENSION CABLES SPANNING THE RIVER. WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT WAS FLYING LOW AND FAST. THE COLLISION PRODUCED A SOUND 'LIKE A GUNSHOT' AND THE ACFT FELL TO THE GROUND AND BOUNCED. IT SPUN AROUND AND ENDING UP FACING IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE FLT. THE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST ON A SANDBAR IN THE RIVER BED WITH A STRAND OF CABLE AROUND THE PROPELLER. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.