Mooney M20E N1331W
6 September 1981 · Del Rio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1981 at about 16:05 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N1331W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Del Rio, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Del Rio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Del Rio Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N1331W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Austin, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1901
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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
FUEL NOZZLES FOUND CLOGGED. ENG RAN NORMAL AFTERCLEANING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1981 | Mooney M20E | San Andreas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1981 | Mooney M20E | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1981 | Mooney M20E | Waycross, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1981 | Mooney M20E | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Brad's Air SVC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Mooney M20E | Banning, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Mooney M20E | Red Bluff, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |