Mooney M20 N8393E
30 July 1982 · Abilene, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1982 at about 14:15 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N8393E, operated by Jack Calvert, was involved in an accident near Abilene, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abilene, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elmdale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N8393E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jack Calvert
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Abilene → Abilene
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FPD17
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
AT ABOUT 50-75 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG QUIT. BOTH TANKS CONTAINED ADEQUATE FUEL & NO ENG MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1983 | Mooney M20 | Edmonds, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1981 | Mooney M20 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20 | Lacrescent, Minnesota, United States | Rotor Aire Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20-E | Lakeville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Mooney M20-F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |