Mooney MK20C N6494U
15 February 1977 · Half Moon Bay, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1977 at about 14:00 local time, a Mooney MK20C registered N6494U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Half Moon Bay, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Half Moon Bay, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Half Moon Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney MK20C
- Registration
- N6494U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Palo Alto, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0168
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
EXTREME NOSE GEAR SHIMMY CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney MK20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1966 | Mooney MK20C | Hopewell Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1966 | Mooney MK20C | Hayfork Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1966 | Mooney MK20C | Pascagoula Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1964 | Mooney MK20C | Okla City Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Mooney MK20C | Wheeling W Va, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1964 | Mooney MK20C | Bay Spings Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |