Mooney M20A N8121E
2 April 1985 · Austin, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8121E was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lago Vista (5R3)
- Coordinates
- 30.3204, -97.7408
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N8121E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huntsville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA172
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 86 HR PRIVATE PLT LANDED AT A RANCH AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN. A GO AROUND WAS NOT ATTEMPTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20A | Compton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1986 | Mooney M20A | Titusville, Florida, United States | Robert Restina | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1984 | Mooney M20A | Tecumseh, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1983 | Mooney M20A | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | Frank Harrison | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Mooney M20A | Ashkum, Illinois, United States | William Close | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1987 | Mooney M20A | Southport, North Carolina, United States | William E.morrett | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |