Mooney M20A N8379E
20 November 1971 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1971 at about 13:59 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8379E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N8379E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cut and Shoot, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3569
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
R TIRE DIAMETER 7/16 IN TOO LARGE. JAMMED GR IN WHEEL WELL. PLT INSTALLED TIRES DAY BEFORE ACCDT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20A | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Mooney M20A | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Mooney M20A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Harold D Bell | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20A | Harrington, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Mooney M20A | Spring Branch, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |