Mooney M20C N2998L
1 January 1984 · Pittsburg, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1984 at about 17:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N2998L, operated by David A. Rippee, was involved in an accident near Pittsburg, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsburg, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ski Harber
- Coordinates
- 37.8296, -93.2999
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N2998L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David A. Rippee
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Panama City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT RAN OFF OF THE SNOW COVERED RWY INTO TREES AFTER AN ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. THE PLT HAD PACKED THE 8 INCH SNOW BY DRIVING HIS CAR ON THE RWY. DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BEFORE TREE CONTACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20C | Landover, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1984 | Mooney M20C | Slate Run, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1984 | Mooney M20C | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1984 | Mooney M20C | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20C | Marshall, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1984 | Mooney M20C | Mariposa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1984 | Young-Losey Q-2 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1984 | Grumman AA1B | House Springs, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Aero Commander 690A | Liberty, Missouri, United States | Central Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Cessna 152 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1984 | Piper PA32RT-300T | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |