Mooney M-20G N6868N

Summary

On 11 December 1996 at about 02:25 local time, a Mooney M-20G registered N6868N was involved in an accident near Saginaw, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 December 1996 at 02:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Saginaw, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hicks Airfield (T67)

Coordinates

32.9108, -97.4308

Aircraft

Mooney M-20G

Registration

N6868N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW97LA060

Injuries not recorded.

The driver of the vehicle's failure to maintain clearance from the taxiing airplane. A factor was the dark night light condition which resulted in the driver's delayed visual identification of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

It was a dark night, and the airplane, with its landing, belly strobe, and navigation lights on, was taxiing north on the taxiway for takeoff on runway 14. A pickup truck traveling south on the taxiway struck the left wing tip of the airplane. The driver of the pickup stated that she saw one headlight and assumed the oncoming traffic was a motorcycle. She further stated that she identified the traffic as an airplane immediately prior to the collision and applied the brakes, but was unable to avoid hitting the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.