Mooney M20K N231GW
30 September 1985 · Huntington Bch, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1985 at about 00:50 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231GW was involved in an accident near Huntington Bch, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington Bch, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlark (L16)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N231GW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fullerton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA404
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE 2330 FT-LONG RWY, THE ACFT'S SPEED WAS 'A LITTLE HOT', & DURING LDG FLARE THE ACFT 'FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT'. AFTER THE ACFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES THE PLT DECIDED TO GO AROUND & HE APPLIED FULL PWR. THE PLT FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS FROM THEIR FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY'S END COLLIDING WITH A RWY LIGHT, 2 PARKED ACFT & A TRUCK, & IT CAME TO REST UPON IMPACTING A COMMERCIAL BLDG. WHICH HOUSED A FBO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1985 | Mooney M20K | Spring Hill, Kansas, United States | James J.karnes | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Mooney M20K | Lafayette, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Mooney M20K | Coldwater, Ohio, United States | John Bosch | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20K | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1985 | Mooney M20K | Des Moines, Washington, United States | Sunwest Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Mooney M20K | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |