Mooney M20 N899B
7 March 1976 · Merritt Island, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1976 at about 08:20 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N899B was involved in an accident during in flight near Merritt Island, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merritt Island, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merritt Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N899B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → River Ranch, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1244
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
FUSELAGE CARGO COMPT DOOR BLEW OPEN IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1976 | Mooney M20 | Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Mooney M20 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1976 | Mooney M20 | Franklin, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1976 | Mooney M20 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 1976 | Mooney M20 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1977 | Mooney M20 | Shelbyville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |