Mooney M20 N5251B
20 March 1987 · Frankfort, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1987 at about 15:35 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N5251B was involved in an accident near Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frankfort (FFT)
- Coordinates
- 38.1896, -84.8592
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N5251B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frankfort → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA092
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
DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE APPROACH PROCEDURE, THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY SURFACE UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL STRAINER FAILED AND A FIRE STARTED AND BURNED THE FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Mooney M20 | Livingston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Mooney M20-C | Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Mooney M20 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Francis B. Hillard | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Mooney M20 | Quincey, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Mooney M20 | Lockport, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Air Command CDR ELITE 532 | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | Walter C.samuels | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1987 | Hughes 369HS | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1987 | Piper J3C-65 | Greenville, Kentucky, United States | David Lowe | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Air & Space 18A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | IRA D.farrington | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |