Aviation Crash Map

Mooney M-20K N231AS

18 July 1991 · McCall, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1991 at about 04:30 local time, a Mooney M-20K registered N231AS, operated by John G. McManus, was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 04:30
Classification
Accident
Location
McCall, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
McCall (MYL)
Coordinates
45.0703, -115.9692
Aircraft
Mooney M-20K
Registration
N231AS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John G. McManus
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Boise → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA91LA176

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A DARK NIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DEER THAT HAD WALKED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Mooney M-20K accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Feb 1990 Mooney M-20K-231
N1173E
Winter Haven, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Jul 1988 Mooney M-20K
N231PG
Gunnison, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Norman F. Casey No injuries -
18 Nov 1983 Mooney M-20K
N9644B
Buffalo, Minnesota, United States - Minor injuries -
20 May 1983 Mooney M-20K
N231HT
Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
Yale Grayson Fatal 1
27 Sep 1982 Mooney M-20K
N4024H
Mammoth Lakes, California, United States Divid C. Matthews, JR. Fatal 1
30 Sep 1979 Mooney M-20K
N231C
Benton, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
Broken BOW Air Minor injuries -

All 10 records for this type

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